CVE-2026-88797CWE-284broken-access-control

CVE-2026-88797

High · published September 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00195 · 8.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2026-09-30T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/250a7d7c-9c9b-4619-a6f4-533d29a30e23/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 03:49Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 30 SEP 06:00Z
    Vayu X < 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation
    cvelistv5