---
id: "CVE-2026-65555"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-65555"]
title: "Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash: incorrect privilege assignment lets users escalate rights"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["learndash", "runtime", "self-hosted", "uncanny-toolkit", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-04T13:17:30+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-04T13:27:04+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-04T13:27:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65555", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-04T13:27:04+00:00"}]
---

# Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash: incorrect privilege assignment lets users escalate rights

Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash, a WordPress plugin, assigns privileges incorrectly, allowing privilege escalation. A user with low access can gain higher rights on the affected site.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version of Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash (uncanny-learndash-toolkit) in the WordPress admin plugins list
- Compare the installed version against `3.8.2`, the last affected version in the NVD description

## Fix

- Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash: move to a version newer than `3.8.2` (the sources do not name the exact fixed release)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-04T13:27:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65555

## From the sources

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Uncanny Owl Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash uncanny-learndash-toolkit allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash: from n/a through 3.8.2.

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