AI Engine: Filesystem traversal
AI Engine is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires at least editor-level access. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is < 3.5.5.
- Component
- AI Engine
- Plugin slug
ai-engine- Affected
- < 3.5.5
- Safe version
3.5.5- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 14, 2026 and is one of 26 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update AI Engine to 3.5.5 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N