CVE-2026-59524: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Sandhills Development, LLC Easy Digital Downloads
Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.7 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads (<= 3.6.7) involves unauthenticated broken authentication, enabling attackers to bypass authentication controls via an alternate path or channel. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially leading to limited integrity and availability impacts. There is no confidentiality impact reported. This could allow unauthorized actions within the affected application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time.
CVE-2026-59524: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Sandhills Development, LLC Easy Digital Downloads
Description
Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.7 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads (<= 3.6.7) involves unauthenticated broken authentication, enabling attackers to bypass authentication controls via an alternate path or channel. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially leading to limited integrity and availability impacts. There is no confidentiality impact reported. This could allow unauthorized actions within the affected application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-05T21:27:42.076Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a61fd1f9c2644c7f8fc2a76
Added to database: 07/23/2026, 11:38:07 UTC
Last enriched: 07/23/2026, 12:54:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/23/2026, 21:21:17 UTC
Views: 3
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