What is CVE-2026-12270?

CVE-2026-12270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everest Forms, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-12270?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Everest Forms

CVE-2026-12270

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not correctly restrict access to several REST API endpoints belonging to its onboarding assistant: the capability check is only applied when an attacker-controllable request header hold…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Everest Forms — versions 3.4.2

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12270?: CVE-2026-12270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everest Forms, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-12270?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.