Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-12511 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12511 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12511?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 14 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Jordi Meow AI Engine < 3.5.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12511?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-14: Fixed in version 3.5.5 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-12511 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-12511?
- Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the AI Engine plugin's 'create_image' REST API endpoint (`/wp-json/mwai/v1/helpers/create_image`). The plugin fails to sanitize the 'filename' parameter, allowing an authenticated user with Editor or Administrator roles to use traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../`) to specify a destination outside the standard uploads directory. While the plugin enforces an extension allowlist (preventing .php uploads) and does not overwrite existing files, an attacker can write arbitrary content (provided via a data URI or external URL) to any directory writable by the web server. This can be used to plant non-executable files in sensitive locations. The issue is fixed in version 3.5.5.
Affected products
- Jordi Meow AI Engine < 3.5.5
Timeline
- 2026-06-23: disclosed: Publicly published by WPScan
- 2026-07-14: advisory: NVD published date
- 2026-07-14: patched: Fixed in version 3.5.5