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CVE-2026-86799

Status: DeferredHigh (8.8)—
Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.38 %higher than 30% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Forms WordPress plugin before 3.0.2 does not sanitise submitted form values on storage, nor escape them before outputting them on the form submissions screen in the administration dashboard, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of any administrator viewing the submissions.

CVSS

Base score
8.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.38 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
30
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

XSS almacenado (CWE-79) sin sanitizar ni escapar en el panel de envíos; un usuario sin autenticar inyecta scripts que se ejecutan en el navegador del administrador. UI:R confirma la interacción.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict Web-Based ContentUser TrainingExecution PreventionBehavior Prevention on EndpointDisable or Remove Feature or ProgramApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Forms — FormsAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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