PenciDesign Penci AI SmartContent Creator Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in PenciDesign Penci AI SmartContent Creator Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-27055. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PenciDesign Penci AI SmartContent Creator Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in PenciDesign Penci AI SmartContent Creator penci-ai allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Penci AI SmartContent Creator: from n/a through <= 2.0.

The weakness was published by João Pedro S Alcântara. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-27055 since 02/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/22/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/17/2026 CVE reserved
02/19/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/22/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: João Pedro S Alcântara
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-27055 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346820

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2026 12:21
Updated: 02/22/2026 00:46
Changes: 02/19/2026 12:21 (54), 02/22/2026 00:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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