{"id":"CVE-2026-97191","title":"Advanced Custom Fields < 6.8.11 - Contributor+ Admin-Restricted Custom Field Update via Post Save Path","summary":"The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above …","severity":"low","cvss":2.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-284"],"product":"Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)","affected":["advanced_custom_fields_acf < 6.8.11"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-07T18:05:52.735369Z"},"published":"2026-11-07","updated":"2026-11-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-07T18:16:17.125Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97191","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3eb847d4-6649-4f71-8dc7-e739a6317409/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00132,"epssPercentile":0.02819,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-07T06:11:40.176Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97191","body":"## Overview\n\nThe Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `advanced_custom_fields_acf < 6.8.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":15,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":14.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":235931,"id":"CVE-2026-97191","ts":1794076613919,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"2.7"},{"seq":235930,"id":"CVE-2026-97191","ts":1794076613919,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"low"}]}