Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-49083 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-49083 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-49083?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 15 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- LatePoint <= 5.5.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-49083?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. 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-2026-49083 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-49083?
- Check whether you run LatePoint 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.
Technical details
The LatePoint plugin for WordPress (versions <= 5.5.1) is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266). An attacker with a minimum of 'Contributor' level permissions can exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges to a higher role, potentially gaining full administrative control over the WordPress environment. The attack vector is network-based, though it requires existing low-level authentication and occurs under specific conditions (AC:H). The vulnerability was addressed in version 5.5.2.
Affected products
- LatePoint LatePoint <= 5.5.1
Timeline
- 2026-05-09: other: Reported by researcher VanTastic
- 2026-06-05: advisory: Patchstack published advisory
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: NVD publication date