Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-81785
WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.9.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in BuddyForms <= 2.9.0 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
BuddyForms · Themekraft
through 2.9.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81785
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81785
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/buddyforms/vulnerability/wordpress-buddyforms-plugin-2-9-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve
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