CVE-2026-14805 Consulting WordPress Theme - Privilege Escalation

Consulting WordPress theme <= 6.7.16 contains a privilege escalation caused by improper capability checks and insecure transient authentication in admin AJAX endpoints, letting authenticated subscribers escalate to administrator via crafted URL.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
15 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 6.7.16 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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