---
id: CVE-2026-86609
title: >-
  The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and
  escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form
  before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated
  attackers to…
summary: >-
  The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and
  escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form
  before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated
  attackers to…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: Download Manager
affected:
  - download_manager >= 4.0.0 < 7.5.6
published: '2026-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T16:38:58.950'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86609'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85ebf2d8-af69-434c-b733-8156210d6d6a/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-28T00:39:48.799515Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-27T06:43:46.829Z'
epss: 0.00276
epssPercentile: 0.19923
---

## Overview

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators. This affects the commercial Pro edition only; the free Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 published under the same slug does not ship the affected feature.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.