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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-48888: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.