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CVE-2026-12073

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-06-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2026-12073
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.31%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9.5. This is due to the plugin not validating a `user_login` on registration forms that don't contain this parameter, and not properly handling the error messages. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change email address of user account with ID=1 (usually an administrator), and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.