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CVE-2026-96341

8.2 HIGH

Published 2026-10-10 · Updated 2026-10-13

AI risk analysis

Summary
A privilege assignment flaw in Forminator allows attackers to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining administrative access to WordPress sites. This vulnerability arises from incorrect handling of user permissions during form processing.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively straightforward requiring no special preconditions, as the vulnerability affects unauthenticated users and can be triggered through form submissions.
Blast radius
The impact could be significant across multiple WordPress sites using Forminator plugin versions 1.57.3 and earlier, potentially allowing attackers to gain full administrative control over affected installations.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to Forminator version 1.57.4 or later to remediate this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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NVD description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPMU DEV Forminator forminator allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Forminator: from n/a through 1.57.3.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses

CWE-266

All references

Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.

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