Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78271 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78271 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78271?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 27 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WP ManageNinja LLC FluentCRM Pro <= 3.1.12.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78271?
- A patch was published on 2026-08-25: Patched in version 3.1.13 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-78271 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78271?
- Check whether you run WP ManageNinja LLC FluentCRM Pro 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 vulnerability is a privilege escalation flaw in FluentCRM Pro versions 3.1.12 and earlier, classified as an identification and authentication failure (OWASP A7). A low-privilege user with editor role permissions can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and become an administrator, gaining full control of the WordPress site. The attack requires the attacker to already have editor-level access; no network-based unauthenticated exploitation is possible. The vulnerability was patched in version 3.1.13. Patchstack has provided a mitigation rule to block exploit attempts until users can update.
Affected products
- WP ManageNinja LLC FluentCRM Pro <= 3.1.12
Timeline
- 2026-08-27: disclosed
- 2026-08-25: patched: Patched in version 3.1.13