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CVE-2026-34901 Paul CVE debrief

CVE-2026-34901 is a critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in iControlWP versions <= 5.5.3. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a high severity. The CVE was published on [cvePublishedAt](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34901) and last modified on [cveModifiedAt](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34901).

Vendor: Paul
Product: iControlWP
CVSS: CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-15
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-15
Advisory published: 2026-06-15
Advisory updated: 2026-06-15

Who should care

Administrators and users of iControlWP versions <= 5.5.3 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by a weakness in the iControlWP plugin, specifically CWE-266. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high impact.

Defensive priority

critical

Recommended defensive actions

Update iControlWP to a version greater than 5.5.3.
Refer to [ref-4](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/worpit-admin-dashboard-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-icontrolwp-plugin-5-5-3-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for mitigation or vendor-prov

Evidence notes

The vendor and product information is currently unknown, but evidence suggests that the vulnerability is related to the iControlWP plugin.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-34901 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34901

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-34901 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34901

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.