CVE-2026-19946 Missing authorization in Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin
Authenticated subscribers can deny any user account, including administrators, due to missing capability checks in the Awesome Support plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19946?
CVE-2026-19946 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin, published on 9 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Awesome Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to a missing capability check on the wpas_do_mr_deny_user() function, which unlike its counterpart wpas_do_mr_activate_user() does not enforce current_user_can('edit_users') or current_user_can('edit_user', $user_id), relying solely on a nonce that is not scoped to the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to set the mr_user_denied flag on any user account — including administrators — permanently blocking their moderated activation and dispatching a denial notification email to the victim.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19946?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-19946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px69-6v6w-wr68.