Medium severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-106601
WordPress Jetpack plugin <= 16.2 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack jetpack allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Jetpack: from n/a through 16.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JE
Jetpack · Automattic
through 16.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106601
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106601
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/jetpack/vulnerability/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-16-2-broken-authentication-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve
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