CVE-2026-85126 Crowdfundly <= 2.2.2 - Crowdfundly Manager+ Privilege Escalation
Low-privileged users can escalate to administrator via missing capability checks in AJAX actions, leading to full site takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85126?
CVE-2026-85126 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Crowdfundly, published on 11 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Crowdfundly WordPress plugin through 2.2.2 does not have capability checks on some of its AJAX actions, allowing users holding one of its own low privileged roles to grant themselves the administrator role or arbitrary capabilities, leading to a full site takeover.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85126?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85126?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-85126 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85126 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpjw-mhpj-4h5q.