CVE-2026-92540

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-20. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promote_users capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the create_users capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to administrator.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(high)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 20, 2026

Last Modified

September 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 – Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via caller_can_promote_users | CVE 2026-92540 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3a112d4b-9824-4128-ad6a-25b928e6fbdd/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-92540(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-25 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 12:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 01:02 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 01:18 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 01:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 01:33 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 13:56 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.20
  22. 2026-09-20 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-20 13:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  24. 2026-09-20 07:20 UTCNVD update
  25. 2026-09-20 06:25 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-20 06:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-92540?
CVE-2026-92540 is a high vulnerability published on September 20, 2026. The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promoteusers capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the createusers capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to…
When was CVE-2026-92540 disclosed?
CVE-2026-92540 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 20, 2026, with the most recent update on September 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-92540 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-92540 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-92540?
CVE-2026-92540 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-92540?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-92540, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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