CVE-2026-106608: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Automattic WooCommerce
Description
CVE-2026-106608 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce that allows incorrect privilege assignment leading to privilege escalation. It affects WooCommerce versions from 9.8.0 up to but not including 11.2.0. The vulnerability can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the publication date. No explicit patch or remediation information is provided in the source data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
Automattic
WooCommerce
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106608 is an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce, enabling privilege escalation. The affected versions range from 9.8.0 through 11.1.2 (expressed as >=9.8.0 <11.2.0). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges further, potentially leading to full compromise of the WooCommerce installation's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could impact the security of e-commerce operations and sensitive customer data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor Automattic's official channels for updates and apply any released patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-07T00:21:31.996Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aca738a2cdf04f6563d8ed4
Added to database: 10/10/2026, 17:19:06 UTC
Last enriched: 10/10/2026, 17:33:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:56:55 UTC
Views: 6
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