CVE-2026-12224
Privilege escalation in Dokan Pro via REST update_capabilities.
Is CVE-2026-12224 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12224 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 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-12224?
CVE-2026-12224 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-12224?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12224. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12224 affect?
CVE-2026-12224 affects Dokan Pro plugin (WP) <= 5.0.4, WordPress sites using Dokan Pro. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12224?
Patch to 5.0.5+; review roles, revoke excess capabilities
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated vendor-level attacker can grant admin capability to vendor_staff, enabling full site takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.0.4
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.