CVE-2026-8761
Vendor-level users can hijack WordPress admins via Dokan REST customers endpoint.
Is CVE-2026-8761 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-8761 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 0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-8761?
CVE-2026-8761 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-8761?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-8761. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-8761 affect?
CVE-2026-8761 affects Dokan WordPress plugin (<=5.0.1), WordPress sites using Dokan, Sites integrating WooCommerce + Dokan. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-8761?
Update Dokan to fixed version (>5.0.1); rotate admin passwords; audit/restrict vendor accounts
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated vendor/seller can read/modify/delete any WordPress user, including admins; setting admin password enables full site takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.0.2
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.