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Authorizer CVE-2026-81294

| EUVDEUVD-2026-69926 CRITICAL
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
2026-09-02 Patchstack GHSA-xppg-27gw-vxcj
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.8 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network-reachable escalation to an administrative role yields full C/I/A impact with no privileges or interaction, matching the 9.8 profile.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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2
Analysis Generated
Sep 02, 2026 - 12:41 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 02, 2026 - 11:37 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Authorizer <= 3.15.1 versions.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the WordPress Authorizer plugin (versions 3.15.1 and earlier) lets remote attackers with no credentials elevate themselves to elevated/administrative roles, according to a CVSS 9.8 rating and CWE-266 (incorrect privilege assignment). Authorizer is an authentication/SSO plugin, so a flaw in its role-assignment logic effectively hands attackers control of the authentication gate itself. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires that the target WordPress site has the Authorizer plugin installed and active at version 3.15.1 or earlier and that the WordPress instance is network-reachable by the attacker. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, 9.8) describes a maximally severe, network-reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction flaw with full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact - the profile of a highly attractive target for opportunistic scanning against internet-facing WordPress sites. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No vendor-released patched version is identified in the available data; the fix is expected in a release later than 3.15.1, so administrators should upgrade to the latest available Authorizer release once published and confirmed via the plugin changelog and the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/authorizer/vulnerability/wordpress-authorizer-plugin-3-15-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Audit all WordPress instances to identify Authorizer plugin installations and document active versions. …

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