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
This CVE was published May 25, 2026 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
What to do
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.
Source record
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
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