High severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-12511
AI Engine < 3.5.5 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not sanitize a user-supplied filename before using it to write a downloaded file, allowing authenticated users with editor-level access to write attacker-controlled bytes to an arbitrary location on the server via path traversal.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
AI Engine ·
before 3.5.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12511
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf3cf59e-da36-429b-8794-5a46587e8462/
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