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WordPress Plugin: b-blocks: CVE-2026-39579: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 16, 2026
Added
Apr 30, 2026
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks and Patterns Collection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.31. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

Solution

b-blocks-plugin-cve-2026-39579
Title
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