Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85659

The PilotPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.43.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · The PilotPress plugin for

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85659. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of The PilotPress plugin for is installed.

Severity

High8.8

Known exploitation

Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV

EPSS

0.37%

Remediation

Version ranges on file

Affected products

stated named in the record

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 AJAX handler forwards an attacker-supplied parameter to ONTRAPORT via before performing the local collision check, and aborts without rolling back the remote rename when a collision is detected — leaving the remote ONTRAPORT contact renamed to an existing WordPress Administrator's login. On a subsequent login attempt, (hooked to ) authenticates against ONTRAPORT using the renamed login and the attacker's own password, resolves the local WordPress user row via — which now selects the real Administrator's row — and calls against that Administrator's user ID; because the guard only suppresses PilotPress's own cookie issuance rather than returning a to core, WordPress proceeds to validate the newly-synchronized password and issues a full Administrator authentication cookie to the attacker. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above — specifically any PilotPress member holding a valid ONTRAPORT contact and the Customer Center nonce — to fully take over an Administrator account.