CVE-2026-92541 Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin - Broken Access Control

Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin < 2.5.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of enforcement of promote_users capability in front-end import, letting users with create_users capability promote users to administrator, exploit requires user with create_users capability.

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
20 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to version 2.5.2 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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