Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2026

CVE-2026-78477

Description

The Jawn theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

WordPress/Jawnllm-fuzzy
Range: <=1.4.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/jawn/vulnerability/wordpress-jawn-theme-1-4-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilitynvd
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0642c85-ee01-497c-8dc3-42e3ffc02995nvd

News mentions

WordPress: 25 Plugin and Theme Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Single Batch
Vypr Intelligence · Aug 25, 2026

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