Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-109900 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109900 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109900?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Melapress Role Editor through 1.3.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109900?
- Yes: fixed in 1.4.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-109900 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-109900?
- Check whether you run Melapress Role Editor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
Technical details
The plugin through version 1.3.0 contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability that allows privilege escalation. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by inducing a privileged user to perform an action such as clicking a malicious link, with successful exploitation requiring user interaction to achieve administrator access.
Affected products
- Melapress Role Editor through 1.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-06: disclosed
- 2026-11-08: advisory