CVE-2026-92541 Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer
Users with create_users capability can escalate privileges to administrator via the plugin's frontend importer 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-2026-92541?
CVE-2026-92541 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 enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92541?
How do I fix CVE-2026-92541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-92541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-562f-rm3m-8jj6.