# CVE-2026-7726: Missing authorization in Layouts for WPBakery

> Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate template cache and trigger outbound requests by exploiting missing authorization checks in the plugin's AJAX handler.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-ffxc-x9pw-3698

## What is CVE-2026-7726?

CVE-2026-7726 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in techeshta Layouts for WPBakery, 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 Layouts for WPBakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized actions due to a missing capability check on the `Layouts_WPB_Remote::template_sync()` callback registered via `wp_ajax_nopriv_handle_sync` in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force the WordPress server to issue outbound HTTP requests to the plugin vendor's external API (`https://www.layoutsforwpbakery.com/wp-json/layoutsforwpbakery/v1/{templates,categories}`) and to write the JSON-decoded responses verbatim into the site's `wp_options` table via `set_transient()` — at any rate the attacker chooses, with no nonce verification, capability check, or rate limiting.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7726?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-7726?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7726 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7726 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7726 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7726 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in techeshta Layouts for WPBakery, 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-2026-7726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: techeshta Layouts for WPBakery. 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-2026-7726/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7726/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7726
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7726
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7726

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7726/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.