CVE-2026-45216 | WordPress Smart Manager plugin <= 8.85.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in StoreApps Smart Manager allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Smart Manager: from n/a through 8.85.0.

Published: 2026-05-25 Last update: 2026-05-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-45216 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-45216

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-26 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-45216

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45216

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45216

GHSA-7mvm-5m6v-x45x · Severity: high — Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in StoreApps Smart Manager allows Privilege...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45216

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-45216

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