Highland Software Custom Role Manager EUVD-2026-25769

| CVE-2026-7106 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-04-27 Wordfence
8.8
CVSS 3.1
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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

2
Re-analysis Queued
Apr 27, 2026 - 18:52 vuln.today
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Analysis Generated
Apr 27, 2026 - 03:30 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function, which is hooked to the personal_options_update action accessible by any authenticated user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access or higher, to potentially modify user roles via the profile update form.

AnalysisAI

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level privileges can escalate to Administrator role in Highland Software Custom Role Manager for WordPress via profile update exploitation. The hscrm_save_user_roles() function lacks capability checks on the personal_options_update hook, allowing low-privilege users to modify arbitrary user roles including their own. …

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RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all WordPress installations using Highland Software Custom Role Manager and document current version numbers. Within 7 days: Update Custom Role Manager to version 1.0.1 or later on all affected instances; verify update success by checking plugin version in WordPress admin. …

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EUVD-2026-25769 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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