CVE-2026-96896

high

Description

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.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ab467f9-4340-464c-a436-978a5acbad3a/

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-87899

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-27

Updated: 2026-09-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0038