[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52218: WordPress Multisite 5.5.3 All Plugins set have Auto-Updates Disabled, but they Updated themselves anyway

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#52218: WordPress Multisite 5.5.3 All Plugins set have Auto-Updates Disabled, but
they Updated themselves anyway
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 Reporter:  wellesleyps                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins                    |     Version:  5.5.3
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-testing 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Changes (by nikunj8866):

 * keywords:  needs-testing => needs-testing 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 == Reproduction Report
 ❌ This report validates that the issue cannot be reproduced on the latest
 environment(6.8.2).

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 6.8.2
 - PHP: 8.4.10
 - Server: nginx/1.26.1
 - Database: mysqli (Server: 8.0.35 / Client: mysqlnd 8.4.10)
 - Browser: Chrome 139.0.0.0
 - OS: Windows 10/11
 - Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.3
 - MU Plugins: None activated
 - Plugins:
   * Classic Editor 1.6
   * Hello Dolly 1.6
   * Test Reports 1.2.0
   * WP Crontrol 1.18.0
   * WPGetAPI 2.2.10

 === Steps
 1. Create a fresh WordPress Multisite installation.
 2. Install several plugins with older versions (so updates are available).
 3. Activate some plugins network-wide, and others only on specific sub-
 sites.
 4. Install and activate [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/]
 plugin to manually run cron event.
 5. Disable auto-updates for all plugins.
 6. Trigger the cron event `wp_version_check` from Tools > Cron
 Events(https://prnt.sc/0Z6RhYCCNWcY).

 == Test Cases

 === Case 1: Auto-Updates Disabled for All Plugins
 - Disabled auto-updates for all installed plugins.
 - Ran the cron event `wp_version_check`.
 - ✅ No plugins were auto-updated.

 === Case 2: Auto-Updates Enabled for Specific Plugins
 - Enabled auto-updates for some plugins, while keeping others disabled.
 - Ran the cron event `wp_version_check`.
 - ✅ Only the plugins with auto-updates enabled were updated.
 - ✅ Disabled plugins were not updated.

 === Actual Results
 - ❌ The issue described in the original ticket cannot be reproduced.
 - Auto-updates behave as expected in WordPress 6.8.2.

 === Additional Notes
 - I also tested this scenario on **WordPress 5.5.3** (the version from the
 original report) and was still unable to reproduce the issue. All auto-
 update behaviors matched expectations.
 - This suggests the reported behavior might have been caused by a site-
 specific conflict (e.g., a custom plugin, or hosting-level cron job
 interfering with updates).

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