# CVE-2026-12394: MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-27
- CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 2.1% (81th percentile)

The MemberGlut  WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate the role chosen during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, leading to full site compromise.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2026-10-21 | 86 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2026-10-21 · new · rule 200013224
  > Added: signature 200013224 "WordPress MemberGlut Broken Access Control" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: WordPress. References: CVE-2026-12394.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2026-12394, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2026-12394, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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