CVE-2026-34901
WordPress iControlWP plugin <= 5.5.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
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
WordPress iControlWP plugin <= 5.5.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-34901- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36922
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36922- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65qj-xmm4-g884
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-65qj-xmm4-g884- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in iControlWP <= 5.5.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-34901- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-34901 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Paul Icontrolwp, published June 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.