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TI-2026-76064 Aliases CVE-2026-110976GHSA-8w27-j698-c24m

Missing authorization in AI Engine lets editors delete arbitrary posts

Priority LOW 22CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not check that the item passed to one of its media actions belongs to the requesting user before converting it to an attachment and permanently deleting it. Users with the Editor role and above can therefore delete arbitrary posts of any type, including navigation menus, block templates and global styles that they cannot otherwise delete. The flaw is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) that can be exploited over the network with no user interaction. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not check that the item passed to one of its media actions belongs to the requesting user before converting it to an attachment and permanently deleting it, allowing users with the Editor role and above to delete arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise delete such as navigation menus, block templates and global styles.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00193 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed AI Engine (Unknown): 3.7.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownAI Enginebefore 3.7.93.7.9Patch availableCNA
  • AI Engine VendorUnknown Affected before 3.7.9 Fixed in 3.7.9 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update AI Engine to version 3.7.9 or later, which fixes the flaw. The sources list no fixed version for AI Engine beyond 3.7.9.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA AI Engine (Unknown) Fixed in 3.7.9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    AI Engine 3.7.9

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76066 Missing authorization in AI Engine lets editors modify any postPriority LOW 22
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110976
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-8w27-j698-c24m

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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