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title: "CVE-2026-92541: Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin - Broken Access Control"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92541/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92541)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92541](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92541)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b31fb9ee-9f65-43d0-88fa-da99513f8a3b/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b31fb9ee-9f65-43d0-88fa-da99513f8a3b/)

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