CVE-2026-39801 WordPress AIWU plugin <= 1.5.9 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-39801 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-39801 is a critical vulnerability in Sergey AIWU, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sergey AIWU. 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-2026-39801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39801/index.md)
A subscriber can escalate privileges in the AIWU WordPress plugin, allowing unauthorized access to higher-level administrative functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-39801?
CVE-2026-39801 is a critical vulnerability in Sergey AIWU, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in AIWU <= 1.5.9 versions.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39801?
How do I fix CVE-2026-39801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-39801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2rq-v4f6-5f5j.