CVE-2026-12394 Details.
WordPress MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Atlas does not check this one. Needs requests that change data.
To test for this one, the check would have to send requests that could change data on the site. Atlas only ever reads public pages, so it does not run this check.
About CVE-2026-12394. What It Means.
MemberGlut WordPress plugin < 1.1.5 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of validation of roles during front-end registration, letting unauthenticated users register with arbitrary roles including administrator, exploit requires no authentication.
Affected Product. What Is Hit.
- Vendor
- memberglut
- Product
- MemberGlut
References. Where To Read More.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b126a3e-30d5-4bed-ba47-33e589ec2852/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/memberglut/tags/1.1.0/includes/class-memberglut-forms.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/memberglut/tags/1.1.5/includes/class-memberglut-forms.php
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12394
FAQ
Common Questions.
WordPress MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation. MemberGlut WordPress plugin < 1.1.5 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of validation of roles during front-end registration, letting unauthenticated users register with arbitrary roles including administrator, exploit requires no authentication.
No. To test for this one, the check would have to send requests that could change data on the site. Atlas only ever reads public pages, so it does not run this check. The facts about CVE-2026-12394 are on this page, and you can request a demo to see how Brandefense watches your whole external attack surface.
CVE-2026-12394 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing.
Update MemberGlut to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. Vendor links are listed on this page when they are known.
This page lists the public facts about CVE-2026-12394. Atlas does not run a check for it, so nothing here says whether a particular site is affected.