Reference page — cumulative record through Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.
CVE-2026-96896
Unknown Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor — Malcure Malware Shield < 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr_ajax_request
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L H N U H H H 7.2 .0039 30.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor unspecified —
TIMELINE
Sep 23 Reserved by WPScan
Sep 27 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Sep 28 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96896 (Unknown Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor). Public exploit reference added.
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| September 23, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| September 27, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| September 28, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96896 (Unknown Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor | — | — | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-96896 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
