CVE-2026-13228
Privilege escalation to Admin in LatePoint WP plugin via IDOR (≤5.6.3).
Is CVE-2026-13228 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-13228 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 0.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-13228?
CVE-2026-13228 is rated High. 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-2026-13228?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-13228. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-13228 affect?
CVE-2026-13228 affects LatePoint WordPress plugin (versions <= 5.6.3). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-13228?
Update to latest (≥5.6.4) and audit admin accounts
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can overwrite admin-linked emails via IDOR and gain Administrator access.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 5.6.3
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.