CVE-2025-26741
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in AWEOS GmbH Email Notifications for Updates wp-update-mail-notification allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Email Notifications for Updates: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization in the AWEOS wp-update-mail-notification WordPress plugin allows authenticated users (possibly with low-privilege roles) to perform privileged administrative actions, enabling privilege escalation. This typically results from absent current_user_can() capability checks or missing nonce validation on sensitive functions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin installationCheck if the wp-update-mail-notification plugin directory exists in wp-content/plugins/Affected if The plugin directory exists in the plugins folder
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually wp-update-mail-notification.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or use: grep -i 'Version:' wp-content/plugins/wp-update-mail-notification/*.phpAffected if The installed version matches or precedes the version range containing the vulnerability (check WordPress plugin repository for patch release date)
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Confirm plugin activation statusQuery the WordPress options table: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins'; or use: wp plugin list --status=active --format=csvAffected if The plugin appears in the list of active plugins
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Audit administrator accountsRun: wp user list --role=administrator --format=csv to list all administrator accounts, then verify each account was created intentionally and matches known administratorsAffected if Unexpected or unknown administrator accounts exist that were not created by existing trusted administrators
If the plugin is installed and active, and unexpected administrator accounts or privilege changes are detected, the environment may be affected by this authorization bypass.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest patched version of Email Notifications for Updates plugin immediately. If no patch exists, remove the plugin. If continued use is required, add proper capability checks and nonce validation to all admin action hooks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-26741 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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