CVE-2025-64188
📛 CVE Title
WordPress Soledad theme <= 8.6.9 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PenciDesign Soledad soledad allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Soledad: from n/a through <= 8.6.9.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS score
- 9.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-266 - Reserved
- 2025-10-29
- Published
- 2025-12-18 08:22 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 20:22 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/64xxx/CVE-2025-64188.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-64188 — Soledad < = 8.6.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2025-12-18 08:16:10 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-04-15 00:35:42 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0005 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 15.62% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-25
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-26 00:24 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-2025-204091 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Dec 18, 2025, 7:22:10 AM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 6:22:37 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
9.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0600
- Vendors
- PenciDesign
- Products
-
Soledad (n/a ≤≤ 8.6.9)Soledad (0 ≤8.6.9)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-5589-95h2-hhjv
ENISA description: Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PenciDesign Soledad soledad allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Soledad: from n/a through <= 8.6.9.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| PenciDesign | Soledad |
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-2025-64188 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-204091 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64188 rapid7:www.cve.org
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c71eb01-116b-4139-9a5e-6b890d7451bd?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-2025-64188
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:24 UTC |
Remediations (16)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: SoledadWordfence
Update to version 8.6.9.1, or a newer patched version
2026-06-06 13:24 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
A newly published proof-of-concept tool called BitUnlocker exposes a dangerous downgrade attack that can bypass Microsoft's BitLocker full-disk encryption on fully patched Windows 11 machines, granting complete access to encrypted drives in under five minutes. The attack exploits CVE - 2025 -48804, a vulnerability in Windows BitLocker that allows an attacker to mix untrusted data with trusted ...
2026-05-22 15:03 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 15:03 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 15:03 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 15:03 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday updates resolve a total of 86 vulnerabilities across Windows and other products.
2026-05-22 15:03 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5085518) includes fixes and improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates ...
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:windowsreport.com
Microsoft patched two actively exploited Defender zero-days affecting Windows systems and security components.
2026-05-22 03:50 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 03:50 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:dailysecurityreview.com
Microsoft's Patch Timeline and Administrator Guidance Microsoft responded to the incomplete mitigation in the initial Patch Tuesday release (KB5066835) with a cumulative out-of-band patch (KB5070881) on October 23, 2025 . This out-of-band fix comprehensively addresses the unsafe deserialization bug and includes all previous updates.
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company's largest monthly security updates.
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government NVD MENU
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC -
web:www.zdnet.com
Install Microsoft's emergency Windows patch now - what it fixes and why it was rushed out Microsoft issued an out-of-band fix after its latest update introduced a nasty surprise.
2026-05-22 03:50 UTC
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