CVE-2026-92099 WPGraphQL Smart Cache < 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Persisted Query Registration and Alias Squatting

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can register arbitrary persisted queries and claim aliases in WPGraphQL Smart Cache, potentially disrupting site functionality or bypassing intended access controls.

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-2026-92099?

CVE-2026-92099 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WPGraphQL Smart Cache, published on 19 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPGraphQL Smart Cache WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not require authorisation or validate a caller-supplied query identifier before storing a persisted query from a request, allowing unauthenticated users to publish arbitrary query documents and claim query aliases before a site's own frontend registers them.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92099?

How do I fix CVE-2026-92099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92099 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-2026-92099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

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