CVE-2026-13598

critical · 9.8

The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.

9.8

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

42nd

EPSS percentile

2026-08-23

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-269

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05fd8e45-92fa-4ed4-ae59-9a7b7743ea34/

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-13598