Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2026· Updated Jul 31, 2026
Ultimate Member < 2.12.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Role Selection Field
CVE-2026-12251
Description
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.12.1 does not filter administrator-level capabilities from the roles it makes selectable on its registration forms, and its post-registration safeguard against elevated accounts is disabled by default, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a site-defined role that carries administrator capabilities and gain administrative access, when such a role exists and a role-selection field is present on a published registration form.
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Affected products
1- Range: <2.12.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd394110-cf3c-4158-8b50-7abb8a23a2be/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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