CVE-2026-86596
s2Member <= 260927 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'item_name' IPN Parameter
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
s2Member <= 260927 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'item_name' IPN Parameter
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
- Record
CVE-2026-86596- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-115642
9.8
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2026-115642- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wfw-qq7f-66hm
9.8
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to,...
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
- Record
GHSA-9wfw-qq7f-66hm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
9.8
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
- Record
CVE-2026-86596- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | thiscitze/cve-2026-86596-poc | 2026-11-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | Aureels/CVE-2026-86596 | 2026-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits | GitHub Advisories, PoC in GitHub | |
| exploits, facts | PoC in GitHub | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-86596 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Clavaque S2member – Excellent For All Kinds Of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions, published November 2, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bbe64cd3-c5ca-4867-90de-4784510a1126?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utilities.inc.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-web-accept-sp.inc.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utils-strings.inc.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in.inc.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-subscr-or-wa-w-level.inc.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3722434/s2member
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wfw-qq7f-66hm