CVE-2026-32546
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-32546 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-32546 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the StellarWP Restrict Content WordPress plugin, also known as restrict-content. The flaw allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels and affects all versions from n/a through 3.2.22. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and no prerequisites for privileges or user interaction.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation results in high integrity impact, enabling unauthorized modifications to data or resources that should be protected by access controls.
The Patchstack advisory provides details on this broken access control vulnerability in Restrict Content plugin version 3.2.22, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/restrict-content/vulnerability/wordpress-restrict-content-plugin-3-2-22-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should consult it for patch information and mitigation guidance.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15925
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in StellarWP Restrict Content restrict-content allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restrict Content: from n/a through <= 3.2.22.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization (CWE-862) in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote unauthenticated exploitation with integrity impact, directly matching T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly remediates the missing authorization flaw in Restrict Content plugin versions through <= 3.2.22 by identifying, patching, and verifying the correction.
Enforces approved authorizations for access to system resources, directly countering the missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated modifications.
Applies least privilege to restrict access to only necessary functions, mitigating impact from exploited incorrectly configured access controls in the plugin.