CVE-2026-40785 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Subscriber Broken Authentication in AutomatorWP <= 5.6.7 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ruben Garcia

AutomatorWP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 5.6.7

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress AutomatorWP Plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.6.8).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-6-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Subscriber Broken Authentication in AutomatorWP <= 5.6.7 versions.
Title		WordPress AutomatorWP plugin <= 5.6.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-288
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-6-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-15T20:18:22.884Z

Updated: 2026-06-15T22:27:23.338Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T09:20:42.117Z

Link: CVE-2026-40785

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T22:27:15.511Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-15T21:16:50.827

Modified: 2026-06-15T21:24:32.790

Link: CVE-2026-40785

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-288

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