CVE-2026-39600 WordPress Aculect AI Companion plugin <= 0.8.2 - Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards vulnerability
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the Aculect AI Companion plugin, facilitating phishing attacks against WordPress users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-39600?
CVE-2026-39600 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mehul Gohil Aculect AI Companion, published on 2 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Mehul Gohil Aculect AI Companion aculect-ai-companion allows Phishing.This issue affects Aculect AI Companion: from n/a through 0.8.2.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39600?
How do I fix CVE-2026-39600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-39600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4cx-23fp-xc39.