# CVE-2026-52698: Information disclosure in PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, eCommerce Automation & Chat Widget

> Attackers can expose sensitive subscriber data in the PushEngage WordPress plugin, requiring site administrators to update the plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 17 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2jh-vv93-jwxf

## What is CVE-2026-52698?

CVE-2026-52698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Syed Balkhi PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, eCommerce Automation & Chat Widget, published on 17 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, eCommerce Automation &amp; Chat Widget <= 4.2.3 versions.

Weakness: CWE-201 (Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52698?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-52698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-52698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-52698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-52698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-52698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-52698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Syed Balkhi PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, eCommerce Automation &amp; Chat Widget, published on 17 Jun 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-2026-52698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Syed Balkhi PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, eCommerce Automation &amp; Chat Widget. 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-2026-52698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52698/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.