Vulnerability in Formidable Forms
CVE-2026-85641
The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.35 does not restrict who can set the identifier recording which user last edited a form entry, and relies on that identifier when deciding whether to strip HTML from stored entry values, allowing unauthenticated visitors to have markup rendered in the admin entry view that would otherwise be removed, and to attribute their submission to an administrator who never made it.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Formidable Forms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/99933e4e-e371-4ba4-ad41-6849fcc6a5eb/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85641?
- CVE-2026-85641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Formidable Forms, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85641?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.