CVE-2026-3589 WooCommerce < 10.5.3 - Arbitrary Admin User Creation via CSRF
Unauthenticated attackers can trick admins into creating arbitrary admin users via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-3589?
CVE-2026-3589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce, published on 6 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WooCommerce WordPress plugin from versions 5.4.0 to 10.5.2 does not properly handle batch requests, which could allow unauthenticated users to make a logged in admin call non store/WC REST endpoints, and create arbitrary admin users via a CSRF attack for example.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3589?
How do I fix CVE-2026-3589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-3589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wr3-vxcp-rxmc.