Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-39612 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-39612 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-39612?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 8 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- KuteThemes KuteShop <= 4.2.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-39612?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-39612 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-39612?
- Check whether you run KuteThemes KuteShop at an affected version. 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 Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability exists in the KuteShop theme for WordPress through version 4.2.9. The flaw stems from a failure to implement proper authorization checks or nonce validation on certain functions, which can lead to arbitrary shortcode execution. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted requests to the site, potentially allowing them to execute actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users. As of the latest advisory, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- kutethemes KuteShop <= 4.2.9
Timeline
- 2026-01-10: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher João Pedro S Alcântara
- 2026-02-09: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-04-08: advisory: CVE published in NVD