Critical severity · published Oct 31, 2026
CVE-2026-116512
Project Manager <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'id' Parameter Function Injection
New
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.1 via the 'id' parameter parameter. This is due to unsanitized 'id' parameter value concatenated directly into the pipe-delimited validation rule string, which is then split and each token invoked as a dynamic PHP function with no allowlist check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. This is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers because WordPress core executes the route argument's validate_callback inside WP_REST_Server::dispatch() before the route's permission_callback is invoked, meaning the Project_Manage_Capability authorization gate is never reached on the vulnerable code path.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker · wedevs
through 4.1.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
PM
Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker
wedevs
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116512
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116512
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/tags/4.1.1/core/Router/WP_Router.php#L429
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/tags/4.1.1/core/Validator/Abstract_Validator.php#L156
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/tags/4.1.1/src/Project/Validators/Update_Project.php#L25
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3772103/wedevs-project-manager/trunk/core/Validator/Abstract_Validator.php
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3e300b3-39cc-4681-a8e8-02d9743f97ff?source=cve
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