CVE-2026-39761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Meta Box AIO <= 3.7.1 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

eLightUp

Meta Box AIO

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.7.1

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/meta-box-aio/vulnerability/wordpress-meta-box-aio-plugin-3-7-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Meta Box AIO <= 3.7.1 versions.
Title		WordPress Meta Box AIO plugin <= 3.7.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/meta-box-aio/vulnerability/wordpress-meta-box-aio-plugin-3-7-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-10-06T08:34:27.505Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:37.178Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:58:58.454Z

Link: CVE-2026-39761

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:30:01.258Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:48.010

Modified: 2026-10-06T11:17:23.317

Link: CVE-2026-39761

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-266

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