CVE-2026-85642

N/A PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-10-21 · Last modified 2026-10-21

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the daily allowance and cause legitimate verification attempts to be refused for the next 24 hours.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

—EPSS not yet scored

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

—CVSS · not scored

No impact metrics

Proof of concept & exploit code

reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bdc69fa-7db1-4790-9147-30ebd03580b0/
github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-85642/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-85642/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Unknown

Products Formidable Forms

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

Not yet scored.

References

Exploits & PoC

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bdc69fa-7db1-4790-9147-30ebd03580b0/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS