What is CVE-2026-1540?

CVE-2026-1540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spam Protect For Contact Form 7, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-1540?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Spam Protect For Contact Form 7

CVE-2026-1540

The Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 1.2.10 allows logging to a PHP file, which could allow an attacker with editor access to achieve Remote Code Execution by using a crafted header

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Spam Protect For Contact Form 7 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1540?: CVE-2026-1540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spam Protect For Contact Form 7, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-1540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.