Withdrawn: this CVE is not a vulnerability
The assigning CNA withdrew CVE-2026-78570 on 1 September 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-2026-78570
Total Donations <= 2.0.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Description
Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This candidate was issued in error. Notes: All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 1, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
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Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE |
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CVE Rejected by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The Total Donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an adminsitrator. Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This candidate was issued in error. Notes: All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage. Removed CVSS V3.1 Wordfence: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CWE Wordfence: CWE-269 Added Affected Affected value removed. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/78xxx/CVE-2026-78570.json">CVE-2026-78570</a> Removed Reference Wordfence: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/totaldonations/vulnerability/wordpress-total-donations-plugin-2-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Removed Reference Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa910b80-a496-449c-8227-de7defa1f2ae?source=cve -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/totaldonations/vulnerability/wordpress-total-donations-plugin-2-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa910b80-a496-449c-8227-de7defa1f2ae?source=cve Removed Reference https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/totaldonations/vulnerability/wordpress-total-donations-plugin-2-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Removed Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa910b80-a496-449c-8227-de7defa1f2ae?source=cve -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-78570', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-27T15:04:48.337281Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'KlbTheme', 'product': 'Total Donations', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.0.5'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Total Donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an adminsitrator. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-269 Added Reference https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/totaldonations/vulnerability/wordpress-total-donations-plugin-2-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa910b80-a496-449c-8227-de7defa1f2ae?source=cve