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The PilotPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.43. The vulnerability exists because the `update_cc_details()`…

High CVSS 8.8
CVECVE-2026-85659
First seen2026-10-16 08:15 UTC
Disclosed2026-10-16 06:17 UTC
Last updated2026-10-16 08:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

The PilotPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.43. The vulnerability exists because the `update_cc_details()` AJAX handler forwards an attacker-supplied `username` parameter to ONTRAPORT via `api_call('update_cc_details', ...)` before performing the local `username_exists()` collision check, and aborts without rolling back the remote rename when a collision is detected — leaving the remote ONTRAPORT contac…

In-depth triage

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