CVE-2026-74925 MultiVendorX WordPress plugin - Broken Access Control

MultiVendorX WordPress plugin < 5.0.16 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of restrictions on role and capability updates, letting users with vendor role escalate to administrator privileges and take over the site, exploit requires user to have vendor role.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.46% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

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

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 5.0.16 or later.

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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