CVE-2026-39801 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Subscriber Privilege Escalation in AIWU <= 1.5.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0045.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Sergey

AIWU

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.5.9

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ai-copilot-content-generator/vulnerability/wordpress-aiwu-plugin-1-5-9-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Subscriber Privilege Escalation in AIWU <= 1.5.9 versions.
Title		WordPress AIWU plugin <= 1.5.9 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ai-copilot-content-generator/vulnerability/wordpress-aiwu-plugin-1-5-9-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-10-10T19:34:57.214Z

Updated: 2026-10-11T12:13:36.457Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:59:21.050Z

Link: CVE-2026-39801

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T12:05:43.421Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T20:16:33.483

Modified: 2026-10-11T13:17:22.313

Link: CVE-2026-39801

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-10T20:45:17Z

Weaknesses

CWE-266

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