Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-87981 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87981 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87981?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Paymob for WooCommerce before 4.1.14.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87981?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-23: Fixed in version 4.1.14 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-87981 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-87981?
- Check whether you run Paymob for WooCommerce 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
Multiple admin AJAX actions lack capability checks, violating the principle of least privilege. An unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker can invoke these actions over the network to delete, wipe, or modify payment gateway settings. The vulnerability affects versions before 4.1.14 and is classified as broken access control (CWE-862).
Affected products
- Paymob Paymob for WooCommerce before 4.1.14
Timeline
- 2026-09-21: disclosed
- 2026-09-23: patched: Fixed in version 4.1.14