SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-2446

The PowerPack for LearnDash WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not have authorization and CRSF checks in an AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to update arbitrary WordPress options (such as default_role etc) and create arbitrary admin users

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The PowerPack for LearnDash WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not have authorization and CRSF checks in an AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to update arbitrary WordPress options (such as default_role etc) and create arbitrary admin users

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.40% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-862
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.