CVE-2026-12687

ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.

Affected

ProfileGrid

CVSS v3.1 CNA

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 33rd percentile

Published

2026-07-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e754ef68-40ae-4420-a0b8-6c23a83bc450/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry