What is CVE-2026-48888?

CVE-2026-48888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-48888?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Automattic Woocommerce

CVE-2026-48888

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a before 11.1.0.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Automattic Woocommerce

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48888?: CVE-2026-48888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-48888?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.