Vulnerability Report
Plugin Critical No patch listed CVE-2025-26966

Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

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.

Quick Answer

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.

Published
Feb 24, 2025
Last Updated
Mar 03, 2025
Slug
private-content
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

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.

Issue Type
Privilege Escalation
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 8.11.5
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-26966
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
private-content View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-26966
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 8.11.5
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