CVE-2026-27541
Received Received - Intake
Privilege Escalation via Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Wholesale Suite

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Josh Kohlbach Wholesale Suite woocommerce-wholesale-prices allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Wholesale Suite: from n/a through <= 2.2.6.
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Published
2026-03-05
Last Modified
2026-04-29
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-27541
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9651
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Vendor Product Version / Range
josh_kohlbach woocommerce_wholesale_prices to 2.2.6 (inc)
josh_kohlbach wholesale_suite to 2.2.6 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-266 A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-27541 is a medium priority privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress Wholesale Suite Plugin versions up to and including 2.2.6.

This vulnerability allows a malicious actor with low-level privileges, such as a shop manager, to escalate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the affected website.

It is classified under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Identification and Authentication Failures, with a CVSS severity score of 7.2, indicating moderate danger and a likelihood of exploitation.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow a user with limited permissions, such as a shop manager, to gain higher-level privileges on the website.

This privilege escalation can lead to the attacker gaining full control over the affected WordPress site, potentially allowing them to modify content, access sensitive data, or disrupt site operations.

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Detection Guidance

There is no specific information provided about commands or methods to detect this vulnerability on your network or system.

Mitigation Strategies

Since no official patch is currently available for this vulnerability, it is recommended to implement the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack immediately to block attacks exploiting this flaw.

Applying this mitigation will help protect your site until an official patch is released, tested, and safely applied.

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