Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118086 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118086 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118086?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 30 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WP BASE Booking 6.5.2 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118086?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Update the plugin to a patched version when available. As immediate action, restrict subscriber account creation and deactivate the plugin if it cannot be updated. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-118086 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118086?
- Check whether you run WP BASE Booking 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
Update the plugin to a patched version when available. As immediate action, restrict subscriber account creation and deactivate the plugin if it cannot be updated.
Technical details
A privilege escalation vulnerability in WP BASE Booking allows a subscriber-level user to elevate their privileges to administrator through an unspecified authentication failure. The vulnerability requires only a subscriber account (the lowest authenticated role in WordPress) to exploit, making it accessible to many users. No patch has been released as of the advisory date.
Affected products
- WP BASE Booking 6.5.2 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-10-30: disclosed