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CVE-2026-96896

The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not…

Risk score
50/100
CVSS
7.2 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.4%
Published
27 Sep 2026

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What to know

What it is
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 remo…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 19.9.7 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.2 high

References

Original 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.

Last activity 27 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.