Skip to main content
HIGH

CVE-2026-85658

Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content <= 4.17.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'eup_bio' Biography Field (Entity-Encoded Shortcode Bracket)

CVSS v3

8.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-28

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

none

SSVC status

Description

The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.17.2 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Technical details

Published
2026-09-19
Last Modified
2026-09-19

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85658?

The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.17.2 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Is CVE-2026-85658 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-85658 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.7% on 2026-09-28, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-85658?

CVE-2026-85658 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity).

Is CVE-2026-85658 affecting your environment?

Use isMalicious to check if any of your IPs or domains are associated with this vulnerability's IOCs.

Check an IPSearch CVEsSIEM & TIP integrations

No credit card required · 500 free checks/month · Free API key

Other 2026 vulnerabilities worth triaging

Ranked by exploit probability (EPSS).

Back to CVE Database