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CVE-2026-42650 Ruben Garcia CVE debrief

CVE-2026-42650 is a HIGH severity Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AutomatorWP plugin versions up to 5.6.7. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 and was published on [cvePublishedAt](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42650).

Vendor
Ruben Garcia
Product
AutomatorWP
CVSS
HIGH 7.2
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-15
Original CVE updated
2026-06-15
Advisory published
2026-06-15
Advisory updated
2026-06-15

Who should care

Administrators and users of AutomatorWP plugin versions up to 5.6.7 should apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by a lack of proper input validation and sanitization in the AutomatorWP plugin, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches or updates to AutomatorWP plugin versions up to 5.6.7.
  • Refer to [ref-4](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-6-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for mitigation or vendor reference.

Evidence notes

The CVE record [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42650) and NVD detail [nvd](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42650) provide additional information on this vulnerability.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-42650 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42650

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-42650 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42650

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.