High severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-85569
Tutor LMS 2.7.1 - < 4.0.8 - Read-Only API Key Privilege Escalation via REST Request Misclassification
7.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not correctly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its own REST API, and does not enforce the permission recorded against an API credential, allowing the holder of a read-only key to act as the administrator account that issued it.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TL
Tutor LMS ·
2.7.1 before 4.0.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85569
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddbae988-37a2-4fb7-a813-bbc708f1f1c9/
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