CVE-2026-42680 json
WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 5mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-33657
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro allows Privilege Escalation.
This issue affects Contest Gallery Pro: from n/a through 29.0.1.
Patch / fix
- Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro 29.0.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-42680
- NVD CVE-2026-42680
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