CVE-2026-95594: SMS Alert privilege escalation vulnerability

high 8.1 published 2026-10-06 · updated 2026-10-12

Affected versions: 4.0.0 and older
Fixed in: 4.0.1
Latest version: 4.0.3
Severity: High · CVSS 8.1
Active installs: 3,000+
Type: Privilege escalation

What an attacker needs

Access: None. No account or login is needed (per the CVSS score).

CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do now

Update SMS Alert to 4.0.1 or newer (the latest is 4.0.3): 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 SMS Alert issue. With WP-CLI: wp plugin get sms-alert --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 Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. SMS Alert Order Notifications sms-alert allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SMS Alert Order Notifications: from n/a through 4.0.0.

Description from the CVE record, published by Patchstack (the CVE Numbering Authority), via the NVD entry for CVE-2026-95594.

References

NVD CVE-2026-95594 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/sms-alert (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
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.