{"id":"CVE-2026-16269","title":"The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not strictly compare its API authentication key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the API authentication via type juggling and perform privileged actions such as modifying sub…","summary":"The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not strictly compare its API authentication key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the API authentication via type juggling and perform privileged actions such as modifying sub…","severity":"none","published":"2026-08-08","updated":"2026-08-08","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16269","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8b09afba-16a5-4d6c-9e85-84433a3c0d66/","label":"contact@wpscan.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00363,"epssPercentile":0.27369,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-09T03:32:40.206Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16269","body":"## Overview\n\nThe Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not strictly compare its API authentication key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the API authentication via type juggling and perform privileged actions such as modifying subscriber records and sending emails, when the optional API has been enabled.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}