CVE-2026-9810: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in AI Copilot
The AI Copilot WordPress plugin versions before 1.5.4 have an improper privilege management vulnerability. The plugin does not bind OAuth access tokens to specific WordPress users, accepting any valid token as an administrator session. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers who complete the public OAuth flow to execute privileged management control panel (MCP) tools with administrator rights, including creating arbitrary users and escalating roles.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-9810 is a privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the AI Copilot WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.4. The vulnerability arises because OAuth access tokens are not bound to individual WordPress users, enabling any valid token obtained through the public OAuth flow to be treated as an administrator session. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform administrative actions such as arbitrary user creation and role escalation via privileged MCP tools.
Potential Impact
An attacker who completes the public OAuth flow can gain administrator-level access without authentication. This enables unauthorized execution of privileged operations, including creating new users and escalating user roles, which compromises the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the OAuth flow if possible and monitor for unusual administrative activity. Avoid using affected versions of the AI Copilot plugin if feasible.
CVE-2026-9810: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in AI Copilot
Description
The AI Copilot WordPress plugin versions before 1.5.4 have an improper privilege management vulnerability. The plugin does not bind OAuth access tokens to specific WordPress users, accepting any valid token as an administrator session. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers who complete the public OAuth flow to execute privileged management control panel (MCP) tools with administrator rights, including creating arbitrary users and escalating roles.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-9810 is a privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the AI Copilot WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.4. The vulnerability arises because OAuth access tokens are not bound to individual WordPress users, enabling any valid token obtained through the public OAuth flow to be treated as an administrator session. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform administrative actions such as arbitrary user creation and role escalation via privileged MCP tools.
Potential Impact
An attacker who completes the public OAuth flow can gain administrator-level access without authentication. This enables unauthorized execution of privileged operations, including creating new users and escalating user roles, which compromises the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the OAuth flow if possible and monitor for unusual administrative activity. Avoid using affected versions of the AI Copilot plugin if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-28T08:04:00.536Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a59dfe668715ace439a8d28
Added to database: 07/17/2026, 07:55:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/17/2026, 07:56:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/17/2026, 08:07:31 UTC
Views: 2
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