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CVE-2026-62040

CVE-2026-62040MEDIUM

DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force — WordPress Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force plugin <= 2.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  L  N  N    5.3   .0019    7.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product                                              Versions     Fixed
  Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force  unspecified  2.8.2

TIMELINE
  Jul 13  Reserved by Patchstack
  Oct 9   Published (CNA: Patchstack)
  Oct 14  PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2026-62040 (DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force). Fixed in Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force 2.8.2.

CWE-862 · CNA: Patchstack · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Deferred

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force restrict-user-access allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: from n/a through 2.8.1.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 13, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by Patchstack
October 9, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: Patchstack)
October 14, 2026	PATCH SHIPPED	PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2026-62040 (DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force). Fixed in Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force 2.8.2.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
DEV Institute	Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force	—	—	2.8.2

Weaknesses

CWE-862

References (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/restrict-user-access/vulnerability/wordpress-restrict-user-access-membership-plugin-with-force-plugin-2-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-62040 at cve.org

Vendors: dev institute

Weaknesses: CWE-862

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