CVE-2026-18366
Events Manager < 7.4.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, escalate to Administrator, or delete any account whose user ID happens to match the ID of one of the Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1's own posts.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2026, 6:20 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2026, 6:20 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-18366
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4.1 or higher.
- Verify access control settings after updating the plugin.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-18366.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82767ce2-01e4-46ad-a52b-72d3ab2049bd/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-18366 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-18366
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Unknown', 'product': 'Events Manager', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '7.1', 'lessThan': '7.4.1', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, escalate to Administrator, or delete any account whose user ID happens to match the ID of one of the Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1's own posts. Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82767ce2-01e4-46ad-a52b-72d3ab2049bd/