WordPress Email Notifications for Updates <= 1.1.6 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in AWEOS GmbH Email Notifications for Updates wp-update-mail-notification allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Email Notifications for Updates: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWEOS GmbH | Email Notifications for Updates | up to 1.1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Email Notifications for Updates VendorAWEOS GmbH Affected up to 1.1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26741
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4ggw-vj5v-vmmr
More AWEOS GmbH vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02562 Email Notifications for Updates <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30019 WordPress AWEOS WP Lock plugin <= 1.4.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-26741 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26741 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4ggw-vj5v-vmmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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