Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-120834 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120834 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-120834?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 9 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Tobias WP2LEADS through 3.5.17.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120834?
- Yes: fixed in 3.5.18. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-120834 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-120834?
- Check whether you run Tobias WP2LEADS 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: 3.5.18
Technical details
The plugin fails to correctly assign user privileges, allowing privilege escalation from an unauthenticated or low-privileged user to administrator. This is a direct object reference or authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the access control layer. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this over the network to gain full admin rights without valid credentials.
Affected products
- Tobias WP2LEADS through 3.5.17
Timeline
- 2026-11-09: disclosed
- 2026-11-09: patched: Version 3.5.18 released