User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Login Settings (CVE-2026-79996) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-79996

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Login Settings

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-79996 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Login Settings. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/User Registration & Membership (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 28, 2026Updated Aug 28, 2026Source checked Aug 28, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 28, 2026Material review Aug 28, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Unknown/User Registration & Membership (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Unknown/User Registration & Membershipgeneric	>=0 <5.2.6	5.2.6

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Unknown/User Registration & Membership.
Review the reported fix. Update Unknown/User Registration & Membership to 5.2.6 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 28, 2026
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Source modified
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 28, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencewpscan.com

Upstream source description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management capability but not full administrator access to change arbitrary site options and escalate their privileges to administrator.

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