SB2026080535 - Improper privilege management in Pronamic Pay plugin for WordPress
Published: August 5, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026080535
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16635)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the "maybe_update_user_role()" function. A remote user can escalate privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.