High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-16736
CVE-2026-16736
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.
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Affected products
1- Range: <5.2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 8, 2026