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High 7.1Published Sep 2, 2026

CVE-2026-19453JetBackup 3.1.7.9 - 3.1.23.3 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Restore Admin User Selection

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects Unknown JetBackup. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 3.1.23.5 does not verify the role or capabilities of the account it preserves across a restore or migration before granting it administrator privileges, allowing a subscriber-level user to gain administrator access after the site owner restores or migrates the site.

CVSS
7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
WPScan
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Unknown JetBackup
unknown:jetbackup (from the name)
from 3.1.7.9 before 3.1.23.5
CNA record

References

  • exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description

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