Is CVE-2026-16295 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16295 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-16295?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 4 August 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

WebFactory Ltd Clearfy Cache before 2.4.3.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16295?

A patch was published on 2026-07-27: Fixed in version 2.4.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-16295 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-16295?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-16295: Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin privilege escalation in admin dispatcher

CVE-2026-16295 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-08-04

Clearfy Cache is a popular WordPress plugin that optimizes site performance by managing caching and cleanup tasks. The plugin has a flaw in how it controls access to administrative settings pages, allowing any logged-in user (even those with minimal permissions like "Subscriber") to view sensitive admin-only pages, settings nonces, and configuration options. This could lead to exposure of security tokens that attackers could attempt to abuse or information disclosure about site configuration.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-16295 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16295 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-16295?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 4 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: WebFactory Ltd Clearfy Cache before 2.4.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16295?: A patch was published on 2026-07-27: Fixed in version 2.4.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-16295 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-16295?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a broken access control (CWE-284) in the plugin's admin-page dispatcher. The plugin routes requests via a factory pattern using the fy_page, fy_plugin, fy_action, and fy_ajax query parameters, but fails to enforce capability checks on this dispatch path. While the canonical admin page correctly restricts access to administrators using WordPress capability checks, the dispatcher renders the same admin-only UI without verification. An authenticated user with Subscriber role or higher can access all seven admin pages (quick_start, advanced, performance, defence, clearfy_settings, seo, components) and retrieve administrative nonces and settings. However, downstream Clearfy handlers enforce administrator checks on state-changing operations, limiting impact to information disclosure. The vulnerability requires an active WordPress session and does not affect unauthenticated users. Fixed in version 2.4.3.

Affected products

WebFactory Ltd Clearfy Cache before 2.4.3

Timeline

2026-07-27: disclosed
2026-07-27: patched: Fixed in version 2.4.3
2026-08-04: advisory

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed3e613e-4bb8-45a7-8cfa-4a73aad9abc6/

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