CVE-2026-78267
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in TranslatePress <=3.3.2
Is CVE-2026-78267 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-78267 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-2026-78267?
CVE-2026-78267 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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-2026-78267?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-78267. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-78267 affect?
CVE-2026-78267 affects TranslatePress WordPress plugin <= 3.3.2, WordPress sites using TranslatePress. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-78267?
Update TranslatePress to the patched release immediately; restrict admin access and rotate privileged credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate to admin on WordPress sites using TranslatePress, enabling site takeover, content/modification, plugin installs, and data access.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 3.3.2
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.