# CVE-2026-62041: WordPress WP Event Manager plugin <= 3.4.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-09. Updated: 2026-11-05.

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashok Dudhat WP Event Manager wp-event-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Event Manager: from n/a through 3.4.1.

## Remediation

- fix: Update the WordPress WP Event Manager plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.4.2). (source: CNA: Patchstack)

## Affected products and versions

- Ashok Dudhat / WP Event Manager (wp-event-manager): ≥ 0; ≤ 3.4.1 (affected, custom); unaffected at 3.4.2. Source: CNA: Patchstack

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; source: CNA: Patchstack

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.14% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 3.19%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

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

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-event-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-event-manager-plugin-3-4-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (CNA: Patchstack; vdb-entry)

## Provenance

- CNA: Patchstack: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62041; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-62041; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 1bed9e27cf166b31c716e8f9c029b67acf0d483dae34b69d6caee2ea79031b13

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-62041

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