Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce woocommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WooCommerce: from… (CVE-2026-106608)
Description
An Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows privilege escalation. This affects WooCommerce versions from 9.8.0 through 11.1.2. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity but requires high privileges. The impact includes full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106608 describes an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce versions 9.8.0 through 11.1.2. This vulnerability allows an attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges further, potentially leading to complete compromise of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with existing high privileges can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges further, potentially gaining full control over the WooCommerce installation. This could lead to unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of data, and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict high privilege access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege changes.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-m8vc-mf6h-mr98
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-106608"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6acaad7c2cdf04f656514273
Added to database: 10/10/2026, 21:26:20 UTC
Last enriched: 10/10/2026, 21:28:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 23:08:17 UTC
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