CVE-2026-12426

What it is

The Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.22 via the members_filter_protected_posts_for_rest. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract determine the existence and exact count of access-restricted posts, and use per-page pagination as a boolean oracle to infer keywords and content contained within those hidden restricted posts.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2026-07-11 04:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-07-14 15:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2026-07-11 04:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-07-14 15:16 UTC

Exploit probability

0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-200 · Information exposure

Record status

Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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