Privilege escalation in Ai Engine
CVE-2026-75796
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.1 does not verify that the requesting user is authorized to act on the targeted account before performing privileged user management operations, allowing users with the Administrator role on a Multisite sub-site to take over any account on the network, including the Network Administrator's.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Unknown Ai Engine
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-75796?
- CVE-2026-75796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ai Engine, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75796?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.