# CVE-2026-109900: WordPress Melapress Role Editor plugin <= 1.3.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Melapress Melapress Role Editor melapress-role-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Melapress Role Editor: from n/a through 1.3.0.

## Remediation

- fix: Update the WordPress Melapress Role Editor plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.4.0). (source: CNA: Patchstack)

## Affected products and versions

- Melapress / Melapress Role Editor (melapress-role-editor): ≥ 0; ≤ 1.3.0 (affected, custom); unaffected at 1.4.0. Source: CNA: Patchstack

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 9.6 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: Patchstack

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-266

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/melapress-role-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-melapress-role-editor-plugin-1-3-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (CNA: Patchstack; vdb-entry)

## Provenance

- CNA: Patchstack: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109900; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

Revision: 7defa3762b5af1049ee90bb6cd717715824d8390fb319f71056715b49a9c786d

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-109900

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