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CVE-2026-32566Active Exploitation

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in ACPT (Pro) - Custom Post Types Plugin for WordPress <= 2.0.63 versions.

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3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-266

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-28: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-08-28: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-28: 108-28
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • Defused@DefusedCyber
    Active Exploitation

    🚨 We're seeing CVE-2026-32566 (Wordpress ACPT Pro, CVSS 9.8) exploited in our honeypots - a day after disclosure The unauth WordPress admin-creation vulnerability was exploited using two different routes (via REST and admin-ajax) by a single actor. The rogue admin's password was set to "solevisible" which links to ALFA-Shell, a WordPress webshell that's circulated for years. Full details on Defused Radar 👉 http://console.defusedcyber.com/radar

    Post summary

    The newly disclosed CVE-2026-32566 in Wordpress ACPT Pro is being actively exploited through unauthenticated admin account creation, leading to rogue admin credentials and the deployment of the ALFA‑Shell webshell.

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