---
id: "CVE-2026-110982"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110982"]
title: "AI Engine WordPress plugin lets editors change posts they cannot edit"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.9
epss: 0.00207
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ai-engine", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["no-editor-accounts", "plugin-3.8.6-or-later", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T06:16:48+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:31:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110982", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-110982", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:55+00:00"}]
---

# AI Engine WordPress plugin lets editors change posts they cannot edit

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 skips the permission check before updating a post's title and excerpt. A user with the Editor role can therefore change any post type, including navigation menus, block templates, global styles and WooCommerce coupons.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed AI Engine plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins page or with `wp plugin get ai-engine --field=version`
- Confirm whether untrusted users hold the Editor role on the site

## Fix

- Update the AI Engine plugin to `3.8.6` or later
- Review Editor accounts and remove any that are not needed

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110982
- 2026-10-24T13:15:55+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-110982

## From the sources

The AI Engine  WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not check that the caller is allowed to edit the targeted object before updating its title and excerpt, allowing users with the Editor role and above to modify arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise edit such as navigation menus, block templates, global styles and WooCommerce coupons.

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