Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2026-56010

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-26
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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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click 8 weeks old

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
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce <= 10.4.0 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

The Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin versions 10.4.0 and below contains a subscriber privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges to elevate their access to higher privilege levels, likely administrative access.

MitigationUpdate the Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin to a version newer than 10.4.0. If an updated version is unavailable, disable the plugin and seek an alternative solution.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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 checks

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  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce' in the installed plugins list. Note the version number displayed next to the plugin name.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the version shown is 10.4.0 or lower
  2. Retrieve the exact installed version programmatically
    Access the plugin file header via FTP or file manager: locate wp-content/plugins/abandoned-cart-pro-for-woocommerce/abandoned-cart-pro.php and read the 'Version' comment at the top of the file.
    Affected if The Version field reads 10.4.0 or any version number lower than 10.4.0
  3. Identify subscriber-level user accounts
    Go to WordPress admin > Users and review the list for any accounts assigned the 'Subscriber' role. Note the total count of subscriber accounts.
    Affected if There is at least one active user account with the Subscriber role
  4. Check for unauthorized role or capability changes
    Inspect the user capability table or use a role editor plugin to review if any subscriber-level accounts have been granted administrative-level capabilities (such as 'manage_options', 'edit_users', or 'delete_users').
    Affected if Any subscriber account possesses capabilities typically reserved for Administrator or Editor roles

A user is affected if the Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin version is 10.4.0 or lower AND at least one subscriber-level account exists in the WordPress installation.

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

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin to a version newer than 10.4.0. If an updated version is unavailable, disable the plugin and seek an alternative solution.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce version 10.4.1 or later (the latest available version)

  1. 1. Back up your WordPress site and database before making any changes
  2. 2. In your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Find 'Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce' in the plugin list
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
  5. 5. Alternatively, download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository or the vendor's official site and upload it manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  6. 6. After updating, verify the version number in Plugins > Installed Plugins matches the latest stable release
  7. 7. Test that the abandoned cart functionality works correctly with a subscriber-level test account

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,760
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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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