CVE-2026-92540 Privilege escalation in Import and export users and customers
Attackers with create_users capability can escalate privileges to administrator via CSV import due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2026-92540?
CVE-2026-92540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Import and export users and customers, published on 20 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promote_users capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the create_users capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to administrator.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92540?
How do I fix CVE-2026-92540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-92540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghcr-hgpj-8xjg.