# CVE-2026-6079: Material Dashboard <= 1.4.10 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Task Enumeration, Execution, and Deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate, execute, and delete scheduled tasks in the Material Dashboard WordPress plugin due to missing capability checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58hw-xc5c-3pp5

## What is CVE-2026-6079?

CVE-2026-6079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ho3einie Material Dashboard, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Material Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on the amd_ajax_target_task_manager() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate all scheduled tasks (potentially exposing PII), execute arbitrary tasks, and delete any task via the public_amd_ajax_handler AJAX action.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6079?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-6079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-6079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-6079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ho3einie Material Dashboard, published on 5 Aug 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-2026-6079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ho3einie Material Dashboard. 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-2026-6079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6079

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.