Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-96896
Malcure Malware Shield — Removal
Malcure Malware Shield < 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr_ajax_request
CVSS 3.1
7.2High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2High | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor | v < 19.9.7 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ab467f9-4340-464c-a436-978a5acbad3a/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-27
- Last updated
- 2026-09-28
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
32.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862Missing Authorization