WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2026-59540 Deferred

SMS Alert Order Notifications: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

SMS Alert Order Notifications is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is n/a through 3.9.6.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
SMS Alert Order Notifications
Plugin slug
sms-alert
Affected
n/a through 3.9.6
Safe version
3.9.7
Published
Jul 23, 2026
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published Jul 23, 2026 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update SMS Alert Order Notifications to 3.9.7 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SMS Alert Order Notifications <= 3.9.6 versions.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources