CVE-2026-75796 (GCVE-0-2026-75796)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-21 06:00
VLAI
Title
AI Engine 2.8.0 - 3.6.0 - Admin+ Multisite Network Administrator Account Takeover via MCP User Tools
Summary
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.1 does not verify that the requesting user is authorized to act on the targeted account before performing privileged user management operations, allowing users with the Administrator role on a Multisite sub-site to take over any account on the network, including the Network Administrator's.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/919da0c7-7643-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown AI Engine Affected: 2.8.0 , < 3.6.1 (semver)
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