CVE-2026-85128 Choose User Role at Registration WordPress - Broken Access Control

Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin < 1.3.3 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of validation of requested roles at registration, letting unauthenticated users request and be granted any role including administrator, exploit requires role selection feature and public account registration enabled.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
EPSS
0.32% 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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
17 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to version 1.3.3 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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