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CVE-2026-96451

8.8 HIGH

Published 2026-10-03 · Updated 2026-10-06

AI risk analysis

Summary
This vulnerability allows unauthorized users to bypass authorization through a user-controlled key, leading to privilege escalation in the Ultimate Member plugin.
Exploitability
Exploitation requires access to the user-controlled key, which may be difficult to obtain without prior knowledge or access to the affected system.
Blast radius
If exploited, this vulnerability could result in unauthorized access and potential data compromise on the affected WordPress site.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to Ultimate Member version 2.13.2 or later.
auth-bypasswebwordpressplugin

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Ultimate Member Ultimate Member ultimate-member allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Ultimate Member: from n/a through 2.13.1.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-639

All references

Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.

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