CVE-2026-57768
Privilege escalation in Houzez Login Register plugin allows admin takeover of affected WordPress sites.
Is CVE-2026-57768 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57768 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 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57768?
CVE-2026-57768 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. 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-2026-57768?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-57768. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-57768 affect?
CVE-2026-57768 affects Houzez Login Register plugin <= 3.3.3, WordPress sites using Houzez login/register component. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57768?
Update plugin to a patched version (>3.3.3); restrict/admin audit until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker can escalate privileges to admin via the plugin, enabling site takeover, data access, code execution, or persistence.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 3.3.3
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.