# CVE-2026-123092: WP Remote Users Sync < 2.3.0 - Privilege Escalation to Administrator via 'meta' Sync Action

> A site holding shared sync keys can write arbitrary user metadata to set any account's capabilities to administrator; WP Remote Users Sync users should care.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Harmful if only installed:** No
- **Needs a specific call:** No
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7pg5-q6xp-hc6p

## What is CVE-2026-123092?

CVE-2026-123092 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Unknown WP Remote Users Sync, published on 12 Nov 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Remote Users Sync WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not restrict which user metadata keys may be written through its incoming user synchronisation requests, allowing a site that holds the shared synchronisation keys to set the capabilities of any existing account and escalate it to administrator.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123092?

An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.


## How do I fix CVE-2026-123092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-123092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-123092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-123092 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-123092 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Unknown WP Remote Users Sync, published on 12 Nov 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Exposure: An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.

Affected product: Unknown WP Remote Users Sync. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123092/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123092/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123092
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123092
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-123092

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123092/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.