Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16608 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/Download Monitorgeneric | >=0 <5.2.6 | 5.2.6 |
Published upstream
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16608 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/Download Monitorgeneric | >=0 <5.2.6 | 5.2.6 |
Published upstream
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.