Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-85116
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 1.2.2 - 1.42.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Contact Form 7 Field Repopulation
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile WordPress plugin from 1.2.2 before 1.42.3 runs the shortcode parser over the whole rendered Contact Form 7 form, including the values a visitor submitted, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile ·
1.2.2 before 1.42.3 · source: vendor
Affected product
SC
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85116
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85116
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7bab04a6-59ef-4b4f-a374-ddc5a2a52b60/
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