The Private Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 8.11.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to takeover other user's accounts effectively elevating their privileges.
CVE-2025-26966 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin Private Content. It affects Versions up to 8.11.5 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
CVE-2025-26966 is tracked for the Plugin Private Content as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 8.11.5. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
private-content
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-26966 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 8.11.5
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Missing Authorization
PrivateContent <= 8.4.3 - Protection Mechanism Bypass
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