CVE-2026-1492: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2026-1492 · CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL · EPSS 24%

The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-supplied role during membership registration without properly enforcing a server-side allowlist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by supplying a role value during membership registration.

Is CVE-2026-1492 exploited?

• Not in the CISA KEV catalog.
• EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 24%.
• Public exploit code: none found in monitored sources.
• Public detection rules exist.

Which products and versions are affected?

No affected package list recorded here yet.

Is there a patch?

No patch identifier recorded here yet.

What PlainSec published about CVE-2026-1492

• Exploit Creates Admin Accounts in WPEverest Plugin (CVE-2026-1492) (2026-03-06)

Primary sources

• NVD record
• Nuclei template

What this record does not say

• No affected package data.
• No patch identifier.

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-11.