CVE-2025-59580
📛 CVE Title
WordPress Goodlayers Core plugin < 2.1.7 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in GoodLayers Goodlayers Core goodlayers-core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Goodlayers Core: from n/a through < 2.1.7.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 8.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-266 - Reserved
- 2025-09-17
- Published
- 2025-10-22 16:32 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 22:20 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/59xxx/CVE-2025-59580.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-59580 — Goodlayers Core < 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2025-10-22 15:15:56 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:46:25 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0037 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 29.17% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-30
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-31 11:03 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-35430 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Oct 22, 2025, 2:32:39 PM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 8:20:34 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0900
- Vendors
- GoodLayers
- Products
-
Goodlayers Core (0 ≤2.1.7)Goodlayers Core (n/a ≤< 2.1.7)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-m765-8856-f432
ENISA description: Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in GoodLayers Goodlayers Core goodlayers-core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Goodlayers Core: from n/a through < 2.1.7.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoodLayers | Goodlayers Core |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (5)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-59580 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-35430 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59580 rapid7:www.cve.org
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b492ccac-9cdc-42e1-9f0b-4612622d4266?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
escalation.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:18 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2025-59580
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:29 UTC |
Remediations (18)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
Wordfence remediation: Goodlayers CoreWordfence
Update to version 2.1.7, or a newer patched version
2026-06-06 13:29 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:isc.sans.edu
I am experimenting today with a little bit of a cleaned-up patch overview. I removed vulnerabilities that affect Microsoft's cloud systems (but appreciate Microsoft listing them at all), as well as vulnerabilities in third-party software like open source libraries. This should leave us with Microsoft-specific on-premises vulnerabilities.
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:www.absolute.com
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2025 delivers 109 fixes, including critical vulnerabilities in MSMQ, NTLM, and graphics components. Stay protected.
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft has published 172 new vulnerabilities, including six zero-day vulnerabilities. Windows 10 moves past the end of support, sort of. Critical RCE in Windows Server Update Service.
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:www.techradar.com
Pro Security Microsoft's latest major patch fixes a serious zero-day flaw, and a host of other issues - so update now News By Sead Fadilpašić published August 13, 2025
2026-05-22 14:47 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for September 2025 In this month's Patch Tuesday, the September 2025 edition, Microsoft addressed 86 vulnerabilities. The updates include nine critical and 72 important severity vulnerabilities. In this month's updates, Microsoft has addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being publicly disclosed.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
Updated October 29, 2025 : CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 ), CVE - 2025 -59287
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:www.linkedin.com
Microsoft Security Response Center has issued an emergency mitigation for a newly disclosed BitLocker bypass vulnerability known as "YellowKey," after security researchers publicly released ...
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:isc.sans.edu
Users should prioritize patching these vulnerabilities to prevent unauthorized code execution. Additionally, the Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability ( CVE - 2025 -53779), a disclosed zero-day, requires high privileges to exploit but could lead to domain administrator access, necessitating careful monitoring and mitigation .
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:www.ninjaone.com
Catalog of Microsoft KB updates with insights on performance & user sentiment. Find out what's working, what's not, & make informed decisions.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities ...
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Microsoft has announced mitigations for CVE -2026-45585, a BitLocker bypass triggered via FsTx in Windows Recovery.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in Windows BitLocker, tracked as CVE -2026-45585, that allows threat actors with physical access to bypass full-disk encryption entirely, potentially exposing sensitive data within minutes.
2026-05-22 03:59 UTC
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