CVE-2026-94268 The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8, Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8 d
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-94268?
CVE-2026-94268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, published on 23 Oct 2026.
Official description
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8, Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8 does not resolve the target of the update-user action in its front-end Forms module consistently between the stage that authorises the request and the stage that carries it out, which allows unauthenticated visitors to bypass the guard protecting administrator accounts, take over the site administrator's account and be issued a valid session for it. Exploitation requires the site to publish two separate front-end form configurations whose targets are mapped to visitor-submitted values.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-94268?
How do I fix CVE-2026-94268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-94268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-94268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-94268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c6h-7vg8-f3f2.