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    CVE-2026-16269

    The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not strictly compare its API authentication key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the API authentication via type juggling and perform privileged actions such as modifying subscriber records and sending emails, when the optional API has been enabled.

    Published:Aug 8, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
    EPS:Aug 8, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00187
    CVSS Score:4.8

    Affected Products

    No affected product recorded yet

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High