Description
Subscriber Broken Access Control in RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor &amp; Gutenberg <= 1.5.1 versions.
Published: 2026-07-27
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a broken access control flaw in the RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin versions 1.5.1 or earlier. As described, a WordPress user with a Subscriber role can trigger administrative functions that are normally restricted to higher‑privileged users. The exact scope of the unauthorized actions is not detailed in the CVE, but any privileged capability granted by the plugin could potentially be abused, indicating a risk of privilege escalation within the site’s administrative interface.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have installed the themewant RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin version 1.5.1 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability remains regardless of the site’s configuration or the existence of additional addons.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 labels the risk as Moderate, while the EPSS score of <1% indicates a low likelihood of exploitation. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability by accessing the plugin’s administrative endpoints with any subscriber account; from the description, it appears the necessary conditions are simply the presence of a subscriber authenticated user on the target WordPress installation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 13:57 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor &amp; Gutenberg Plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.5.2).


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin to version 1.5.2 or later.
  • Verify that menu‑management permissions are granted only to Administrators or higher roles, using the plugin’s role‑configuration options or a custom capability filter.
  • Audit existing WordPress accounts, enforce strong passwords, and remove unused or unnecessarily privileged accounts to minimize the attack surface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 13:57 UTC.

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History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Themewant
Themewant rt Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder For Elementor &amp; Gutenberg
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Themewant
Themewant rt Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder For Elementor &amp; Gutenberg
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Subscriber Broken Access Control in RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor &amp; Gutenberg <= 1.5.1 versions.
Title WordPress RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin <= 1.5.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Themewant Rt Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder For Elementor &amp; Gutenberg
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-27T16:08:28.023Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:52:41.029Z

Link: CVE-2026-65433

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T16:08:23.699Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-27T15:17:08.480

Modified: 2026-07-27T17:46:02.447

Link: CVE-2026-65433

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T14:00:03Z

Weaknesses