CVE-2026-106608: WooCommerce privilege escalation vulnerability
high 7.2 published 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-13
- Affected versions
- 9.8.0 to 11.1.2
- Fixed in
- 11.2.0
- Latest version
- 11.2.1
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.2
- Active installs
- 7+ million
- Type
- Privilege escalation
What an attacker needs
- Access: An admin-level account (per the CVSS score).
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do now
- Update WooCommerce to 11.2.0 or newer (the latest is 11.2.1): Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known WooCommerce issue.
With WP-CLI:
wp plugin get woocommerce --field=version. - If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.
The advisory
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce woocommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WooCommerce: from 9.8.0 through 11.1.2.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-106608 nvd.nist.gov
- Patchstack advisory patchstack.com
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Where this data comes from
- CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.