High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-42735
WordPress KiviCare plugin <= 4.3.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
8.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Iqonic Design KiviCare kivicare-clinic-management-system allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects KiviCare: from n/a through <= 4.3.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
KiviCare · Iqonic Design
through 4.3.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42735
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42735
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/kivicare-clinic-management-system/vulnerability/wordpress-kivicare-plugin-4-3-0-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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