CVE-2026-73995 WordPress User Registration plugin <= 5.2.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authentication to escalate privileges or take over accounts in the User Registration WordPress 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-2026-73995?
CVE-2026-73995 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in wpeverest User Registration, published on 18 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Subscriber Broken Authentication in User Registration <= 5.2.6 versions.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73995?
How do I fix CVE-2026-73995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-73995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r4f-vhrp-c8fv.