Is CVE-2026-9616 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9616 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-9616?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 24 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Generate Security.txt Up to and including 1.0.12.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9616?

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-2026-9616 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-9616?

Check whether you run Generate Security.txt 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.

CVE-2026-9616: WordPress Generate Security.txt authorization bypass in AJAX actions

CVE-2026-9616 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-06-24

A security plugin for WordPress, which helps websites communicate their vulnerability reporting policies, contains a flaw that allows low-level users to interfere with its settings. An attacker with a basic account on the site could delete the website's security policy file or create unauthorized folders on the server. This could disrupt the site's security communications and potentially interfere with other server operations.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-9616 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9616 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-9616?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 24 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Generate Security.txt Up to and including 1.0.12.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9616?: 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-2026-9616 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-9616?: Check whether you run Generate Security.txt 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

The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress fails to implement proper authorization checks on specific AJAX actions. Specifically, the 'delete_securitytxt' and 'create_wellknown_folder' functions do not verify if the requesting user has administrative privileges. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level permissions or higher can directly invoke these AJAX actions to delete the site's security.txt file from the filesystem or create a '.well-known' directory. This vulnerability stems from a lack of capability checks (e.g., current_user_can) within the affected administrative functions.

Affected products

WordPress Plugin Generate Security.txt Up to and including 1.0.12

Timeline

2026-06-24: disclosed

References

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