Your web host's firewall may be blocking outgoing connections to the plugin provider's server.
WordPress stores temporary data, including update check results. If this data is stale, it can cause authentication errors. wordpress plugin update failed download failed. unauthorized
Premium plugins require active, valid license keys. If your license expired, or the key was removed, the update will fail [1, 2]. Your web host's firewall may be blocking outgoing
This error—often accompanied by a status—indicates that WordPress cannot connect to the plugin repository (or a premium plugin server) to download the update files because it lacks proper authorization. or the key was removed
For premium plugins (e.g., WP Rocket, Elementor Pro, ACF), the most common cause is a lapsed license.