CVE-2026-8688 Missing authorization in Advance Nav Menu Manager
Authenticated subscribers can modify site navigation menus without proper authorization checks in the Advance Nav Menu Manager 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-2026-8688?
CVE-2026-8688 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in krishaweb Advance Nav Menu Manager, published on 24 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advance Nav Menu Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to duplicate, copy, move, or publish nav_menu_item posts via wp_insert_post(), modifying the site's navigation menus without authorization.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8688?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8688?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8688 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-2026-8688 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8688 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-239x-hvpx-225m.