What is CVE-2026-112219?

CVE-2026-112219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Download Monitor, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-112219?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Download Monitor

CVE-2026-112219

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 does not correctly restrict management of the list of filesystem locations it may serve files from to network administrators on multisite, allowing a subsite administrator who is not trusted at the network level to approve arbitrary locations and have the Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 serve readable files from outside the uploads directory, including files belonging to other subsites, to unauthenticated visitors; single-site installations are unaffected.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-10-23 · last modified 2026-10-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Download Monitor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa0d1250-6408-4645-9033-b6a9a16d3e67/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-112219?: CVE-2026-112219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Download Monitor, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-112219?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.