A HIGH-severity vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-48888 has been published on September 8, 2026 with a CVSS base score of 7.5. This security advisory provides a detailed breakdown of the vulnerability, its potential impact, weakness classification, and actionable steps to protect your systems.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2026-48888
Severity: HIGH
CVSS Score: 7.5
Published: September 8, 2026
Weakness (CWE): CWE-770
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Technical Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a before 11.1.0.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this high-severity vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. Organizations running affected software should treat this as a priority remediation item.
Recommended Action
No official patch is available yet. Until one is released:
- Monitor the official NVD page and vendor channels for patch announcements.
- Restrict access to the affected system or service where possible.
- Apply network-level mitigations such as firewall rules or WAF policies.
- Enable logging and alerting for anomalous activity related to this vulnerability.
- Review your incident response plan in case of active exploitation.
References
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