# CVE-2026-14235: WordPress Download Manager < 3.3.62 - Unauthorized Protected File Download via Reusable Download Key

> Attackers can download protected files by reusing leaked download tokens, bypassing authorization checks in the Download Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 27 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4m9m-6fj5-4v23

## What is CVE-2026-14235?

CVE-2026-14235 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 27 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.62 does not bind its temporary download token to the requesting session nor expire it promptly, making the token a long-lived, multi-use, portable bearer token, so that an attacker who obtains one leaked download key can repeatedly download a role- or password-protected package file without authorization.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14235?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14235 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14235 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14235 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14235 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 27 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14235 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Download Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14235/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14235/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14235
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14235
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14235

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14235/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.