# CVE-2026-62106: SMS Alert Order Notifications privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-62106-sms-alert-order-notifications-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-11. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-62106 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-09-11

SMS Alert Order Notifications is a WordPress plugin that enables SMS notifications for WooCommerce orders. A privilege escalation vulnerability allows low-privilege user accounts (subscribers) to elevate themselves to administrator status, granting complete control over the affected WordPress site and its data.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-62106 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-62106 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-62106?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 11 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. SMS Alert Order Notifications <=3.9.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-62106?** A patch was published on 2026-09-11: Version 4.0.0 patches the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-62106 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-62106?** 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

This is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the SMS Alert Order Notifications WordPress plugin affecting versions 3.9.9 and earlier. The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges to escalate their permissions to administrator status without proper authorization checks. The root cause is insufficient permission validation in the plugin's code. Attack precondition requires valid subscriber-level user credentials on the affected WordPress installation. Successful exploitation grants an attacker full administrative control over the WordPress site. The vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.0.

## Affected products

- Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. SMS Alert Order Notifications <=3.9.9

## Timeline

- 2026-09-11: disclosed
- 2026-09-11: patched: Version 4.0.0 patches the vulnerability

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sms-alert/vulnerability/wordpress-sms-alert-order-notifications-plugin-3-9-9-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sms-alert/vulnerability/wordpress-sms-alert-order-notifications-plugin-3-9-9-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)