CVE-2026-75796: unknown ai engine Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-75796 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in unknown ai engine. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.6.1.
Timeline
- 21-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
39%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.20 pp
From 0.26% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- ai engine≥ 2.8.0, < 3.6.1
Wordpress1 product
- ai-engine≤ 3.6.0 (fixed in 3.6.1)
2 vendors · 2 products