CVE•Published 2026-07-16•Modified 2026-07-16•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-12525
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The Redux Framework WordPress plugin before 4.5.13 does not restrict which user meta keys can be written when saving custom profile fields, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to escalate their privileges to Administrator by submitting a crafted value while updating their own profile, on sites where the Redux Framework WordPress plugin before 4.5.13's user-profile (Users extension) feature is enabled.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-16
Modified 2026-07-16
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-12525Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-12525Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-12525Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-12525GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-12525" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-12525 on GitHub.