What is CVE-2026-77003?

CVE-2026-77003 is a low-severity vulnerability in Content Mask, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-77003?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Content Mask

CVE-2026-77003

The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.5 does not check the capability required to publish the post type being created, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish posts and pages on the site without holding the publish capability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Content Mask

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77003?: CVE-2026-77003 is a low-severity vulnerability in Content Mask, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-77003?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.