CVE-2026-8732, WP Maps Pro WordPress plugin: unauthenticated admin-account creation, actively exploited

CVE-2026-8732 (CVSS 9.8) lets an unauthenticated attacker create a WordPress administrator account on sites running the WP Maps Pro plugin ≤ 6.1.0 by abusing a publicly disclosed nonce together with a wp_ajax_nopriv_ action handler that fails to enforce capability checks (The Hacker News, 2026-06-01 · BleepingComputer, 2026-05-31). The CVSS 9.8 rating is per The Hacker News. Exploitation is live, Wordfence reported blocking exploitation attempts at scale within 24 hours of disclosure. The fix is in version 6.1.1. Once an attacker holds an admin account, full site takeover (plugin/theme upload → webshell) follows.