Privilege escalation in Choose User Role At Registration
CVE-2026-85128
The Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not validate the role requested at registration against the roles an administrator chose to offer, allowing unauthenticated users to request any role, including administrator, and to be granted it once the request is approved. Exploitation requires the Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3's role selection feature and public account registration to both be enabled.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Choose User Role At Registration
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/e48789a3-49b4-4fa4-8243-c242b79b9d9d/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85128?
- CVE-2026-85128 is a high-severity vulnerability in Choose User Role At Registration, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85128?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.