WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2026-45216 Deferred

Smart Manager: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Smart Manager is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is n/a through 8.85.0.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Smart Manager
Plugin slug
smart-manager-for-wp-e-commerce
Affected
n/a through 8.85.0
Safe version
8.86.0
Published
May 25, 2026
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published May 25, 2026 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update Smart Manager to 8.86.0 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Technical description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in StoreApps Smart Manager allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Smart Manager: from n/a through 8.85.0.

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

Primary and upstream sources