CVE-2026-53673
Auth attacker can read/reply/delete any private messages via user_id in BuddyPress 14.4.0.
Is CVE-2026-53673 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-53673 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 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-53673?
CVE-2026-53673 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. 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-2026-53673?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-53673, 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-2026-53673 affect?
CVE-2026-53673 affects BuddyPress 14.4.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-53673?
Apply patch when available; if not, restrict messages API access and monitor activity.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated users can read, reply to, or delete any private messages by supplying another user's user_id via the messages REST API.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 14.4.0
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.