CVE-2026-105190 Easy Digital Downloads < 3.7.1 - Unauthenticated Account Creation with Registration Disabled
Unauthenticated attackers can create accounts and gain logged-in sessions even when registration is disabled, bypassing intended access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-105190?
CVE-2026-105190 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Easy Digital Downloads, published on 8 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 does not consult the site's user registration setting before creating a WordPress account, allowing unauthenticated users to create an account and receive a logged-in session even when registration is disabled. The created account receives the site's default role.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105190?
How do I fix CVE-2026-105190?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-105190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3v3-5gv6-4gp6.