CVE-2026-28005 WordPress Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin <= 1.5.19 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-28005 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-28005 is a critical vulnerability in Nexcess Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Nexcess Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer. 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-2026-28005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28005/index.md)
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin for WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28005?
CVE-2026-28005 is a critical vulnerability in Nexcess Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 versions.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28005?
How do I fix CVE-2026-28005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-28005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6xp-4xjv-q7c6.