CVE-2026-16576

Dokan < 5.0.14 - Shop Manager+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via REST API

The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.14 does not correctly check user capabilities on some of its admin REST API routes, checking only for a WooCommerce management capability instead of the Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.14-installation capability, allowing users such as Shop Managers to install and activate arbitrary Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.14 from WordPress.org.

We have discovered 714 live websites that are affected by CVE-2026-16576.

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Affected Software

Product  Dokan
Category Ecommerce
Vulnerable Domains714 live websites (98% of Dokan install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 5.0.14
Vulnerable Versions Count98 versions ( 86% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284 Improper Access Control



Details

  • Published - Aug 21, 2026
  • Updated - Aug 21, 2026

Credits

  • Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited) (finder)
  • WPScan (coordinator)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2026-16576
United States226 websites


Iran111 websites
Germany56 websites
France41 websites
Cyprus40 websites
GB30 websites
India16 websites
Italy15 websites
Spain15 websites
Brazil11 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2026-16576
.com404 websites
.net17 websites
.fr14 websites
.de14 websites
.com.br13 websites
.co.uk11 websites
.nl10 websites
.it9 websites
.ch7 websites
.es7 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2026-16576

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2026-16576. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
DomainCountryRankContacts
***********.com United States***,***
***********.nl Netherlands***,***
*********.ie Ireland***,***
*******.com Iran***,***
****.**************.com United States***,***
************.com United States***,***
**************.com United States***,***
************.com United States***,***
***.no Norway***,***
********************.**.uk GB*,***,***
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FAQ

CVE-2026-16576 is Improper Access Control in Dokan
A total of 714 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2026-16576, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The Dokan is affected by the CVE-2026-16576 vulnerability.
Dokan versions up to 5.0.14 are vulnerable to CVE-2026-16576.
CVE-2026-16576 is resolved in version 5.0.14 of Dokan.