---
id: "CVE-2026-119514"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119514"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119514"]
title: "RepairBuddy WordPress plugin: incorrect privilege assignment allows privilege escalation"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "RepairBuddy", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["other", "repairbuddy", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T10:17:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T10:26:25+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119514", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# RepairBuddy WordPress plugin: incorrect privilege assignment allows privilege escalation

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119514 (this .md is for agents)

RepairBuddy, a computer-repair-shop plugin from Webful Creations, assigns privileges incorrectly. An account with limited access can escalate its privileges, per the NVD description.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:RepairBuddy affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the installed RepairBuddy version in the plugin list or the plugin's readme; the sources name versions only as "through 4.1234".

## Fix

- Move to a RepairBuddy release later than `4.1234`; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119514

## From the sources

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Webful Creations RepairBuddy computer-repair-shop allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects RepairBuddy: from n/a through 4.1234.

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