Withdrawn: this CVE is not a vulnerability
The assigning CNA withdrew CVE-2026-28183 on 6 August 2026, and it carries the Rejected state at CVE.org and NVD. It must not be treated as a live finding. Its pre-withdrawal severity, score and exploitability are withheld below; the record itself is kept because withdrawals are reversible and because the reject reason is the correction worth publishing.
CVE-2026-28183
WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Description
Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
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Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
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CVE Rejected by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions. Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority. Removed CVSS V3.1 Patchstack: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CWE Patchstack: CWE-266 Removed Reference Patchstack: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Removed Affected [{'vendor': 'PublishPress', 'product': 'PublishPress Capabilities', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'changes': [{'at': '2.50.0', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'version': 'n/a', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.45.0'}], 'packageName': 'capability-manager-enhanced', 'collectionURL': 'https://wordpress.org/plugins', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'PublishPress', 'product': 'PublishPress Capabilities', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'changes': [{'at': '2.50.0', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'version': 'n/a', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.45.0'}], 'packageName': 'capability-manager-enhanced', 'collectionURL': 'https://wordpress.org/plugins', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-266 Added Reference https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve