Unauthorized Data Exposure in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-97189
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 7 November 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-97189?
The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin prior to version 6.8.11 lacks a crucial read-permission check when rendering relational field values. This flaw allows users with post-editing permissions, such as Contributors and higher, to inadvertently expose titles and private statuses of unpublished posts belonging to other users, leading to potential privacy breaches and unauthorized data access.
Affected Version(s)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 0 < 6.8.11
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.