CVE-2026-109927CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-109927

High · published October 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities and escalate their privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00402 · 33.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-10-22T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f08997a3-9034-4470-b5a9-ceb0860108ed/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 OCT 03:54Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 22 OCT 06:00Z
    CM HIPAA Forms < 3.3.2 - hipaa_forms+ Privilege Escalation via cm_hipaa_update_user_role
    cvelistv5
  • 22 OCT 06:00Z
    CM HIPAA Forms < 3.3.2 - hipaa_forms+ Privilege Escalation via cm_hipaa_update_user_role
    cvelistv5