Privilege escalation in Crowdfundly
CVE-2026-85126
The Crowdfundly WordPress plugin through 2.2.2 does not have capability checks on some of its AJAX actions, allowing users holding one of its own low privileged roles to grant themselves the administrator role or arbitrary capabilities, leading to a full site takeover.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Crowdfundly
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc5c0492-9478-4fb3-b162-e9682b95364f/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85126?
- CVE-2026-85126 is a high-severity vulnerability in Crowdfundly, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85126?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.