Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2026-49058

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in LoginPress Pro <= 6.2.2 versions.

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 confidence

An unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LoginPress Pro WordPress plugin versions 6.2.2 and below, allowing remote attackers to gain elevated administrative privileges without any authentication credentials.

MitigationUpdate LoginPress Pro to a version newer than 6.2.2. If an update is unavailable, disable the plugin immediately and monitor for unauthorized admin account creation.

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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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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  1. Verify LoginPress Pro is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a loginpress-pro folder, or view the installed plugins list in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if The loginpress-pro plugin folder exists and the plugin is active in WordPress
  2. Check the installed LoginPress Pro version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find LoginPress Pro - the version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, open the main plugin file (loginpress-pro.php) and look for the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block
    Affected if The installed version is 6.2.2 or any version lower (e.g., 6.2.1, 6.2.0, etc.)
  3. Audit WordPress user accounts for unauthorized administrators
    In WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review all accounts with Administrator role. Check the 'Registered' date for any accounts you did not create, especially those registered recently or around the time the vulnerability became known
    Affected if There are admin-level accounts present that were not created by known administrators
  4. Review server access logs for suspicious LoginPress requests
    Examine web server access logs (Apache/nginx) for POST requests to LoginPress-related endpoints (such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with loginpress actions, or any custom LoginPress REST API routes) originating from external IPs without corresponding authenticated sessions
    Affected if Logs show unusual POST requests to LoginPress endpoints from unknown IPs, especially if they result in user creation or role changes

A user is affected if LoginPress Pro version 6.2.2 or below is installed and active, or if unauthorized administrator accounts exist in the WordPress installation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update LoginPress Pro to a version newer than 6.2.2. If an update is unavailable, disable the plugin immediately and monitor for unauthorized admin account creation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,840
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