CVE-2026-15992
Authenticated users can escalate to Administrator via WP Password Policy plugin password-reset endpoint.
Is CVE-2026-15992 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-15992 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 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-15992?
CVE-2026-15992 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-2026-15992?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-15992, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-15992 affect?
CVE-2026-15992 affects WP Password Policy plugin <= 3.7.1, WordPress sites with the plugin installed, Sites permitting password-reset requests. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-15992?
Apply vendor patch when released; until then disable/uninstall plugin or block password-reset endpoint.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attackers (subscriber+) can set role=administrator via crafted POST to password-reset endpoint, gaining full admin control of the site.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 3.7.1
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.