---
title: "CVE-2026-96451: Ultimate Member - Authorization Bypass"
description: "Ultimate Member <= 2.13.1 contains an authorization bypass through user-controlled key, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires crafted user input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96451/
---

# CVE-2026-96451 Ultimate Member - Authorization Bypass

Ultimate Member <= 2.13.1 contains an authorization bypass through user-controlled key, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires crafted user input.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96451)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

3 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-639](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 2.13.1.

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-2026-96451](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96451)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ultimate-member/vulnerability/wordpress-ultimate-member-plugin-2-13-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?\_s\_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ultimate-member/vulnerability/wordpress-ultimate-member-plugin-2-13-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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## 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

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