CVE-2026-88797 Vayu X WordPress theme - Broken Access Control

Vayu X WordPress theme < 1.0.6 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing capability checks on an AJAX action, letting authenticated users install and activate plugins, exploit requires user to be logged in.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Published
30 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-284

Vendor fix

Update to version 1.0.6 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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