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CVE-2026-88827

Status: DeferredHigh (8.8)—
Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.28 %higher than 20% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Disable Users WordPress plugin through 1.0.5 does not enforce its account-disabling control on all authentication paths, allowing the holder of an account an administrator has disabled to continue authenticating with the account's full privileges.

CVSS

Base score
8.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.28 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
20
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector CVSS N/PR:L permite acceso remoto autenticado a servicio expuesto (WordPress). CWE-287 (autenticación rota) confirma bypass de control de deshabilitación; atacante mantiene acceso con privilegios completos tras deshabilitación administrativa.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementUser Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationMulti-factor AuthenticationDisable or Remove Feature or ProgramApplication Developer Guidance

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Disable Users — Disable UsersAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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