CVE-2026-12687

ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: July 30, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorProfileGrid

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ProfileGrid· Metagausswordpress-plugin
60%
v < 5.9.9.8
Affected range stops below 5.9.9.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e754ef68-40ae-4420-a0b8-6c23a83bc450/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-269

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