High severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-42638
WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.7.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads easy-digital-downloads allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from n/a through 3.7.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ED
Easy Digital Downloads · Awesomemotive
through 3.7.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42638
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42638
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/easy-digital-downloads/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-digital-downloads-plugin-3-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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