The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function, which is hooked to the personal_options_update action accessible by any authenticated user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access or higher, to potentially modify user roles via the profile update form.
CVE-2026-7106 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin Highland Software Custom Role Manager. It affects Versions up to 1.0.0 and is fixed in 1.0.1.
CVE-2026-7106 is tracked for the Plugin Highland Software Custom Role Manager as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 1.0.0. Update Highland Software Custom Role Manager to 1.0.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
highland-software-custom-role-manager
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| CVE | CVE-2026-7106 |
| Patched Versions |
1.0.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.0.0
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