# CVE-2026-121875: Post Duplicator \< 3.0.18 - Admin+ Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Capability Assignment

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119827, GHSA-XF49-C2PH-74X9
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.18
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-121875 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.2 (high) and affects Post Duplicator; fixed in 3.0.18.

## Summary

The Post Duplicator WordPress plugin does not validate the capabilities assigned to roles in its permissions settings, so a site administrator on a multisite network who is not a Super Admin can grant any role arbitrary capabilities. This lets them obtain network-management capabilities that are reserved to the Super Admin.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Unknown Post Duplicator: fixed in 3.0.18

## Description

The Post Duplicator WordPress plugin before 3.0.18 does not validate the capabilities assigned to roles through its permissions settings, allowing a site administrator on a multisite network who is not a Super Admin to grant any role arbitrary capabilities, including the network-management capabilities reserved to the Super Admin.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Post Duplicator, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.18) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121875 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121875

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121875?

Post Duplicator: before 3.0.18.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121875

### How do I fix CVE-2026-121875?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.0.18.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121875

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/543db6f0-78dd-4c18-ac64-fbcb122771bd/

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