What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-1566?

CVE-2026-1566 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2026-1566?

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the LatePoint WordPress booking plugin affects any organization using this plugin with Agent-level users or higher.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-1566?

Within 24 hours: Audit all LatePoint Agent accounts and restrict access to only essential personnel; document current Agent-level users and their recent activities. Within 7 days: Disable the LatePoint plugin entirely or restrict Agent role access through WordPress user management; implement enhanced monitoring on customer creation events. Within 30 days: Identify plugin alternative or await vendor patch; conduct full access review of users who gained privileges during exposure window; reset passwords for all administrative and Agent-level accounts.

WordPress CVE-2026-1566

HIGH

Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)

2026-03-03 security@wordfence.com

WordPress Privilege Escalation

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 22, 2026 - 21:37 vuln.today

cvss_changed

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 03, 2026 - 00:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The LatePoint - Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via password reset in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This is due to the plugin allowing users with a LatePoint Agent role, who are creating new customers to set the 'wordpress_user_id' field. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Agent-level access and above, to gain elevated privileges by linking a customer to the arbitrary user ID, including administrators, and then resetting the password.

AnalysisAI

Authenticated agents in the LatePoint WordPress plugin versions up to 5.2.7 can arbitrarily link customer accounts to any user ID during account creation, enabling privilege escalation to administrator accounts. An attacker with agent-level access can exploit this to reset an administrator's password and gain full site control. No patch is currently available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability (CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management) affects Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Event. The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via password reset in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This is due to the plugin allowing users with a LatePoint Agent role, who are creating new customers to set the 'wordpress_user_id' field. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Agent-level access and above, to gain elevated privileges by linking a customer to the arbitrary user ID, includi