CVE-2026-106601 PUBLISHED

WordPress Jetpack plugin <= 16.2 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 07.10.2026 Published: 09.10.2026 Updated: 09.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Automattic
Product	Jetpack
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 16.2 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Jetpack plugin to the latest available version (at least 16.3).

Credits

Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/jetpack/vulnerability/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-16-2-broken-authentication-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel CWE

Impacts

Password Recovery Exploitation