What is CVE-2026-97192?

CVE-2026-97192 is a low-severity vulnerability in Secure Custom Fields, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-97192?

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

Vulnerability in Secure Custom Fields

CVE-2026-97192

The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.

Published 2026-11-08 · last modified 2026-11-08.

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.

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

Secure Custom Fields

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/e0ac5bc9-2450-4ff0-93d7-9111cf3efa36/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97192?: CVE-2026-97192 is a low-severity vulnerability in Secure Custom Fields, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-97192?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.