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SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery <= 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

CVE-2026-59540 · sms-alert

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Vulnerability: SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery <= 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Affected software: sms-alert(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 3.9.6
Authentication: Unauthenticated
Vulnerability type: Privilege escalation
CVE: CVE-2026-59540
Published: 22 July 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 0f6d3435-61b9-4986-9da9-b58d1bbc2271). Methodology and redistribution notes

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