CVE-2026-12511

AI Engine < 3.5.5 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not sanitize a user-supplied filename before using it to write a downloaded file, allowing authenticated users with editor-level access to write attacker-controlled bytes to an arbitrary location on the server via path traversal.

Affected

AI Engine

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 39th percentile

Published

2026-07-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf3cf59e-da36-429b-8794-5a46587e8462/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry