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Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal, CVE-2026-96896

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2026-96896

Published on
Sep 27, 2026
Research 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.
Affected versions
max 19.9.7.
Status
vulnerable