TI-2026-70001 Aliases CVE-2026-106602 GHSA-r5qw-hcv6-6phx

Authentication bypass in Automattic Jetpack plugin for WordPress

LOW 21CWE-288Published 2026-10-09 · Updated 2026-10-11

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

Automattic Jetpack, from n/a through 16.2, is affected. An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CWE-288) lets a remote attacker get around authentication through the password recovery process. The attack is hard to carry out and needs no user interaction or privileges, and it gives limited confidentiality and integrity impact.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack jetpack allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Jetpack: from n/a through 16.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Automattic	Jetpack	up to 16.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Jetpack VendorAutomattic Affected up to 16.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack::::::::	—	—	Automattic

cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Automattic

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Automattic Jetpack.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106602
2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-r5qw-hcv6-6phx
2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/jetpack/vulnerability/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-16-2-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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TI-2022-02368 Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-02806 Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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