CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-96896

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not perform an authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subsite administrator role on a multisite network to write and delete arbitrary files in the network's shared filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to complete site takeover, malicious code execution, and data integrity compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Malcure Malware Shield plugin to version 19.9.7 or later and restrict subsite administrator permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not perform an authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subsite administrator role on a multisite network to write and delete arbitrary files in the network's shared filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS