CVE-2026-2571 Missing authorization in Download Manager
Authenticated subscribers can enumerate user emails and personal data due to missing capability checks in the Download Manager plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2571?
CVE-2026-2571 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 19 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'reviewUserStatus' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information for any user on the site including email addresses, display names, and registration dates.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2571?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2571 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-2026-2571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94v4-f8fh-fgp2.