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CVE-2026-27541 (GCVE-0-2026-27541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 05:54 – Updated: 2026-04-29 09:51
VLAI
Title
WordPress Wholesale Suite plugin <= 2.2.6 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Josh Kohlbach Wholesale Suite woocommerce-wholesale-prices allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Wholesale Suite: from n/a through <= 2.2.6.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-09 14:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Josh Kohlbach Wholesale Suite Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.6 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:06
Credits
Teemu Saarentaus | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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