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TI-2026-62417 Aliases CVE-2026-92541GHSA-562f-rm3m-8jj6

Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer

Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00462 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Import and export users and customers (Unknown): 2.5.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownImport and export users and customersbefore 2.5.22.5.2Patch availableCNA
  • Import and export users and customers VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.2 Fixed in 2.5.2 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Import and export users and customers (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Import and export users and customers 2.5.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

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    • TI-2026-62416 Improper privilege management in Import and export users and customersPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92541
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-562f-rm3m-8jj6

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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