CVE-2025-39596

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-04-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Weak Authentication vulnerability in Quentn.com GmbH Quentn WP quentn-wp allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Quentn WP: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
43.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 17, 2025

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Privilege Escalation in WordPress Quentn WP Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/quentn-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-quentn-wp-1-2-8-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCNxploited/CVE-2025-39596
    First seen Sep 27, 2025

    Quentn WP <= 1.2.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-39596?
CVE-2025-39596 is a critical vulnerability published on April 17, 2025. Weak Authentication vulnerability in Quentn.com GmbH Quentn WP quentn-wp allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Quentn WP: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
When was CVE-2025-39596 disclosed?
CVE-2025-39596 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 17, 2025, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-39596 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-39596 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 43.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-39596?
CVE-2025-39596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-39596?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-39596, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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