CVE-2026-48197

WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

7.2 High

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Unchanged since Oct 6, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Record: CVE-2026-48197
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-93061 7.2

Record: EUVD-2026-93061
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6q9-4pw2-9rcj 7.2

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability...

Record: GHSA-w6q9-4pw2-9rcj
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2026-48197
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

publishpress capabilities

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-48197 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Publishpress Capabilities, published October 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.