CVE-2026-85569

Tutor LMS 2.7.1 - < 4.0.8 - Read-Only API Key Privilege Escalation via REST Request Misclassification

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not correctly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its own REST API, and does not enforce the permission recorded against an API credential, allowing the holder of a read-only key to act as the administrator account that issued it.

Affected

Tutor LMS

CVSS v3.1 CNA

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

EPSS

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 39th percentile

Published

2026-09-16

Updated

2026-09-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddbae988-37a2-4fb7-a813-bbc708f1f1c9/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry