Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-110982AI Engine < 3.8.6 - Editor+ Arbitrary Post Title and Excerpt Update via update_post_title and update_post_excerpt

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in AI Engine from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not check that the caller is allowed to edit the targeted object before updating its title and excerpt, allowing users with the Editor role and above to modify arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise edit such as navigation menus, block templates, global styles and WooCommerce coupons.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	AI Engine	0 – before 3.8.6

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59f18552-e60e-466f-949d-cc09aa657bbe/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description