CVE-2026-106601

MEDIUM 5.4

WordPress Jetpack plugin <= 16.2 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-288
Vendor	automattic
Product	jetpack
Published	Oct 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Automattic / Jetpack

0 ≤ 16.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack)