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Contest Gallery Pro <= 29.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

CVE-2026-42680 · contest-gallery-pro

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Vulnerability: Contest Gallery Pro <= 29.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Affected software: contest-gallery-pro(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 29.0.1
Authentication: Unauthenticated
Vulnerability type: Privilege escalation
CVE: CVE-2026-42680
Published: 17 May 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory b8b443bb-4b23-48a1-9859-953b3cd84ca6). Methodology and redistribution notes

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