Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96518 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96518 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96518?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 9 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar through 4.17.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96518?
- 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-2026-96518 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96518?
- Check whether you run Properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar 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 missing authorization flaw in the ProfilePress wp-user-avatar plugin that fails to properly enforce access control restrictions. An attacker can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions, likely requiring network access but minimal or no authentication. The issue affects versions through 4.17.3.
Affected products
- properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar through 4.17.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-09: disclosed