# CVE-2026-76554: WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.35 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Import

> Authenticated users with import permissions can escalate privileges to administrator by creating or modifying user accounts.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-839q-664c-x9c5

## What is CVE-2026-76554?

CVE-2026-76554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP Import Export Lite, published on 19 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 does not verify that the user running an import is permitted to create or modify user accounts and assign roles, allowing users granted a delegated WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 permission, who cannot otherwise manage users, to create administrator accounts and to overwrite the credentials and role of existing accounts, including administrators.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76554?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-76554?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76554 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-76554 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76554 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76554 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-76554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP Import Export Lite, published on 19 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76554 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown WP Import Export Lite. 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-2026-76554/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76554/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76554
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76554
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76554

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76554/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.