What is CVE-2026-96227?

CVE-2026-96227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Piotnet Forms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-96227?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XSS in Piotnet Forms

CVE-2026-96227

The Piotnet Forms WordPress plugin through 1.0.30 does not authenticate or validate a form-submission file-upload request and permits browser-renderable file types to be stored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a file that executes arbitrary JavaScript in the site's origin when it is opened (Stored XSS).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-10-11 · last modified 2026-10-11.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Piotnet Forms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/90756840-b277-41bd-8104-16f839db5189/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96227?: CVE-2026-96227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Piotnet Forms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-96227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.