CVE-2026-12083
Unauthenticated privilege escalation via role-restoration in ASE plugins.
Is CVE-2026-12083 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12083 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-12083?
CVE-2026-12083 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-12083?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12083. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12083 affect?
CVE-2026-12083 affects WordPress ASE plugin <= 8.8.3, WordPress admin-site-enhancements-pro plugin <= 8.8.3. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12083?
Upgrade to 8.8.4+; audit admin roles; rotate credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can restore a demoted administrator to admin, enabling full site takeover.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 7.6.3 and < 8.8.4
- affected>= 7.6.3 and < 8.8.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.