# CVE-2026-14498: Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via 'options' Parameter

> Authenticated attackers with subscriber access can execute arbitrary code on the server via the options parameter in Query Wrangler.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5mf-f79j-wv99

## What is CVE-2026-14498?

CVE-2026-14498 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in daggerhart Query Wrangler, published on 16 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.57 via the 'options' parameter parameter. This is due to missing capability check and nonce verification on the wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax handler, combined with unsanitized attacker-controlled options fully replacing saved query options and being passed directly to call_user_func_array() guarded only by function_exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires only that at least one query row exists in the database, as the query_id is a small enumerable integer with no further access control.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14498?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14498 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in daggerhart Query Wrangler, published on 16 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: daggerhart Query Wrangler. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14498/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.