--- title: "CVE-2026-94267: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress Plugin - Broken Access Control" description: "Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin < 0.9.2.8 and Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin < 0.9.2.8 contain a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing capability checks in front-end post update actions, letting unauthenticated visitors overwrite arbitrary posts and execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires a published form mapping post-update target and content to visitor inputs." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-94267/ --- # CVE-2026-94267 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress Plugin - Broken Access Control Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin < 0.9.2.8 and Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin < 0.9.2.8 contain a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing capability checks in front-end post update actions, letting unauthenticated visitors overwrite arbitrary posts and execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires a published form mapping post-update target and content to visitor inputs. CVSS base score 9.0 /10 Critical CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94267) ## Details Type Broken Access Control Impact Remote Code Execution CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 23 October 2026 Updated 25 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html) ## Vendor fix Update to version 0.9.2.8 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-2026-94267](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94267) - [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c8f45c1-cd85-4a9c-be77-88801d8143ce/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c8f45c1-cd85-4a9c-be77-88801d8143ce/) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)