---
id: "CVE-2026-42690"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-42690"]
title: "LearnPress WordPress plugin: subscribers can bypass access control"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["learnpress", "runtime", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-learnpress", "no-public-registration", "patched-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T16:18:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T16:31:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42690", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00"}]
---

# LearnPress WordPress plugin: subscribers can bypass access control

LearnPress, a WordPress learning-management plugin, has a broken access control flaw affecting versions up to and including 4.4.10. A logged-in user with the Subscriber role can perform actions they should not be allowed to, per the NVD description.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed LearnPress version in the WordPress admin plugins list or the plugin header in `wp-content/plugins/learnpress/`
- Confirm whether the site allows open registration that assigns the Subscriber role

## Fix

- LearnPress versions up to and including `4.4.10` are affected; the sources do not name a fixed version

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42690

## From the sources

Subscriber Broken Access Control in LearnPress <= 4.4.10 versions.

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