CVE-2026-9732 EmergencyWP <= 1.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings, including role capabilities and data erasure flags, via CSRF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-9732?
CVE-2026-9732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in planetshaker EmergencyWP – Dead Man's switch & legacy deliverance, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The EmergencyWP – Dead Man's switch & legacy deliverance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the form_settings_ui (settings save handler, procedural include scope) function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings including the minimum access role (altering WordPress role capabilities via add_cap/remove_cap), the data-erasure-on-uninstall flag, life-check timing values, the mandator email address, the confirmation page ID, and date/time formats via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9732?
How do I fix CVE-2026-9732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9732 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-9732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5fr-rj8r-242w.