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CVE-2026-105894VulnerabilityPublished

The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-105894· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:03 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Wordfence)CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
akbilisimAk FrameworkAffected
  • <=2.9.8
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict access to AJAX handlers if possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to option updates.

Description

The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.9.8. The flaw arises from missing capability checks in certain AJAX handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary WordPress options. This can enable attackers to escalate privileges to administrator by setting user registration to enabled with the default role as administrator.

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