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CVE-2026-16955

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-08 · Last synced 2026-08-16

CyberRota Analysis

AI-Generated

The AI Engine WordPress plugin prior to version 3.6.6 is vulnerable due to improper validation of caller-supplied file paths, enabling users with subscriber-level accounts to access and exfiltrate arbitrary files from the server. This vulnerability can also be exploited by non-super subsite administrators in a multisite environment, potentially exposing sensitive network-shared configurations and secrets. WordPress site administrators and security teams should prioritize this issue to mitigate the risk of unauthorized data access.

CVE
CVE-2026-16955
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
0.23%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.6 does not confine a caller-supplied file path before reading it and forwarding the contents to an external service, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to read arbitrary files from the server and exfiltrate them off-host. Reaching the issue at subscriber level requires a non-default public API feature to be enabled; otherwise the same issue is reachable by an administrator, which on multisite allows a non-super subsite administrator to read the network-shared configuration and its secrets.