CVE-2026-7641Network attack vector

Subscriber-to-Administrator escalation via multisite capability meta write

Published May 2, 2026 · Updated May 2, 2026

Privilege escalation in Import and export users and customers 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become subsite administrators. save_extra_user_profile_fields() blocklists primary-site capability keys but passes prefixed subsite keys to update_user_meta(). Subscriber access is sufficient only after an administrator imports those keys as CSV columns and exposes them as profile fields on a Multisite network.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Import and export users and customers 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become subsite administrators. save_extra_user_profile_fields() blocklists primary-site capability keys but passes prefixed subsite keys to update_user_meta(). Subscriber access is sufficient only after an administrator imports those keys as CSV columns and exposes them as profile fields on a Multisite network.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7641
Published
May 2, 2026
Updated
May 2, 2026
Vendor
Javier Carazo
Product
Import and export users and customers
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.0.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Javier Carazo · Import and export users and customersversion=0 <=2.0.8

Published CVSS scores

8.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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