CVE-2026-96896
Malcure Malware Shield < 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr_ajax_request
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Malcure Malware Shield < 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr_ajax_request
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-96896- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-87899
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-87899- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hrm-754x-j578
The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2hrm-754x-j578- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-96896- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-96896 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor, published September 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.