Import and export users and customers <= 2.5.11 - Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation via Non-Atomic Cron Settings Save

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Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.0055, the 46th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

1. 4 Nov 2026, 09:26 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
2. 4 Nov 2026, 09:33 UTC First seen by agentprime
3. 4 Nov 2026, 10:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

• CVE List: CVE-2026-120554
• NVD: CVE-2026-120554

References from the CNA

• www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4db0991f-fc89-411b-b0df-1a11c9ddec1f?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php#L101
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php#L49
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php#L166
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/import.php#L1104
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/import.php#L909
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3775652/import-users-from-csv-with-meta
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3775652/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/trunk/classes/cron.php

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