What is CVE-2026-96518?

CVE-2026-96518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Properfraction Profilepress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-96518?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Properfraction Profilepress

CVE-2026-96518

Missing Authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.17.3.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-10-09 · last modified 2026-10-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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

Properfraction Profilepress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-avatar/vulnerability/wordpress… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96518?: CVE-2026-96518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Properfraction Profilepress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-96518?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.