CVE-2026-28005 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kadence-woocommerce-email-designer/vulnerability/wordpress-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer-plugin-1-5-19-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 versions.
Title		WordPress Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin <= 1.5.19 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kadence-woocommerce-email-designer/vulnerability/wordpress-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer-plugin-1-5-19-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-06T14:27:07.833Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:10:51.516Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T12:13:06.634Z

Link: CVE-2026-28005

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:10:46.412Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:30:04Z

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