WordPress SMS Alert Order Notifications plugin: Privilege escalation
Summary
The WordPress plugin SMS Alert Order Notifications by Cozy Vision Technologies contains an incorrect privilege assignment in versions up to and including 4.0.0. According to Patchstack, an attacker without authentication can escalate privileges and become an administrator with full control of the website. The CNA rates the vulnerability at CVSS 3.1 8.1 (High), with a high attack complexity.
Affected
- SMS Alert Order Notifications WordPress plugin (slug sms-alert) by Cozy Vision Technologies, versions up to and including 4.0.0
Fixed in
- Version 4.0.1 or later, according to the CNA record and the Patchstack page.
- A later CVE (CVE-2026-116386) reports affected versions up to 4.0.2, fixed in 4.0.3. Install the newest available release.
Workaround
- Patchstack has published a mitigation rule that blocks attacks until the plugin is updated. Patchstack notes that this blocks all legitimate and illegitimate requests to the affected functionality.
- If an update is not possible, disable the plugin until it is patched.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation in the sources. CISA SSVC lists exploitation as none and automatable as no.
- Patchstack rates the issue as high priority and expects exploitation.
- Public proof of concept: unknown.
Our recommendation
- Update the plugin to version 4.0.1 or later, and preferably to the newest release.
- Check every WordPress site and WooCommerce shop that uses the plugin, and confirm the installed version.
- Review administrator and subscriber accounts for unexpected role changes.
- Review logs for unusual admin activity and treat any suspicious finding as a potential compromise.
- If a site cannot be updated, disable the plugin or use the Patchstack mitigation rule.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack advisory CVE-2026-95594 patchstack.com
- Strix: CVE-2026-95594 www.strix.ai
- OffSeq Radar: CVE-2026-95594 radar.offseq.com
- WPScan: SMS Alert plugin wpscan.com
- Strix: CVE-2026-116386 (later related CVE) www.strix.ai
- OffSeq Radar: CVE-2026-116386 (later related CVE) radar.offseq.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 1 Nov 2026, 20:51.
Original description (NVD)
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. SMS Alert Order Notifications sms-alert allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SMS Alert Order Notifications: from n/a through 4.0.0.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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