CVE-2026-96896 Malcure Malware Shield WordPress Plugin - Broken Access Control

Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin < 19.9.7 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing authorization check on an AJAX action, letting subsite administrators write and delete arbitrary files, exploit requires subsite administrator privileges on multisite network.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Remote Code Execution, File System Write
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
27 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-862

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 19.9.7 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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