CVE-2026-78267 (GCVE-0-2026-78267)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-24 21:31
VLAI
Title
WordPress TranslatePress plugin <= 3.3.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in TranslatePress <= 3.3.2 versions.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cozmoslabs TranslatePress Affected: n/a , ≤ 3.3.2 (custom)
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Credits
ChuongVN | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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