CVE-2026-9616PoC

LOWCVSS 4.3 · MEDIUM

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

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NVD description

The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the site's security.txt file from the server filesystem or create the .well-known directory by directly invoking the delete_securitytxt or create_wellknown_folder AJAX actions.

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1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-862

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

Public PoC is present in monitored signal
1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
Technical details provided in 1 signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

PoC

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://atomicedge.io/cve-proof/cve-2026-9616-generate-security-txt-version-1-0-12-medium-vulnerability-proof-of-concept

Full discourse1 post

Atomic Edge@atomicedgeWAF91d
PoC
https://atomicedge.io/cve-proof/cve-2026-9616-generate-security-txt-version-1-0-12-medium-vulnerability-proof-of-concept CVE-2026-9616 generate-security-txt (CVSS Score 4.3) #WordPress plugin #vulnerability #cybersecurity #wordpressfirewall #wordpresssecurity #hacking #wpsecur…
Post summary
The tweet links to a proof‑of‑concept for CVE‑2026‑9616 affecting the WordPress generate‑security‑txt plugin (v1.0.12) with a CVSS score of 4.3, yet it contains no evidence of a commercial exploit or active attacks.
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