Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-116846 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-116846 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-116846?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 29 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WP User Manager through 2.9.26.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-116846?
- Yes: fixed in 2.10.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-116846 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-116846?
- Check whether you run WP User Manager 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: 2.10.0
Technical details
The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on certain actions, allowing users to bypass access control restrictions. This is an OWASP A1 broken access control vulnerability affecting versions up to 2.9.26. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this via network access to view or manipulate data they should not be able to access.
Affected products
- WP User Manager WP User Manager through 2.9.26
Timeline
- 2026-10-29: disclosed: Published by Patchstack
- 2026-10-29: advisory