CVE-2026-12526
Unauthenticated attacker can reset admin password via ACF: Extended front-end form.
Is CVE-2026-12526 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12526 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 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-12526?
CVE-2026-12526 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-2026-12526?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12526. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12526 affect?
CVE-2026-12526 affects WordPress plugin Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (< 0.9.2.7), WordPress sites exposing front-end user-update forms targeting admins. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12526?
Update ACF: Extended to >=0.9.2.7; disable public user-update forms; audit admin accounts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can overwrite an administrator's password via vulnerable front-end form, leading to full admin takeover of the WordPress site.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.9.2.7
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.