Is CVE-2026-94487 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-94487 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-94487?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 23 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

PublishPress Capabilities up to 2.50.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-94487?

A patch was published on 2026-09-23: patched in version 2.51.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-94487 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-94487?

Check whether you run PublishPress Capabilities 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.

CVE-2026-94487: PublishPress Capabilities cross-site request forgery

CVE-2026-94487 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-09-23

PublishPress Capabilities is a WordPress plugin that manages user roles and permissions. An unauthenticated attacker can craft malicious web pages that trick logged-in administrators into performing unintended actions, such as modifying permissions or site settings. Exploitation requires a privileged user to visit the attacker's page, but no authentication from the attacker is needed.

Vendors: PublishPress.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-94487 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-94487 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-94487?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 23 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: PublishPress Capabilities up to 2.50.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-94487?: A patch was published on 2026-09-23: patched in version 2.51.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-94487 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-94487?: Check whether you run PublishPress Capabilities 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

This is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting PublishPress Capabilities versions up to 2.50.1, where sensitive actions lack proper CSRF token validation. An attacker can host a malicious page that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, performs arbitrary actions on the WordPress site without their knowledge. The vulnerability was patched in version 2.51.0.

Affected products

PublishPress Capabilities up to 2.50.1

Timeline

2026-09-23: disclosed
2026-09-23: patched: patched in version 2.51.0

References

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