Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40795 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40795 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40795?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 15 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- TMS-Outsource Amelia <= 2.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40795?
- 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-2026-40795 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40795?
- Check whether you run TMS-Outsource Amelia 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 broken access control vulnerability exists in the TMS Amelia plugin for WordPress (versions <= 2.2) due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). An attacker authenticated with a low-privilege 'Subscriber' role can exploit this flaw over the network without user interaction. The vulnerability allows the attacker to execute functions or modify data that should be restricted to higher-privileged users, specifically impacting the integrity of the system. The issue is resolved in version 2.2.1.
Affected products
- TMS Amelia <= 2.2
Timeline
- 2026-03-29: other: Reported by Niv Kochan
- 2026-04-28: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: NVD publication date