CVE-2026-12270

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not correctly restrict access to several REST API endpoints belonging to its onboarding assistant: the capability check is only applied when an attacker-controllable request header holds a specific value, so it can be bypassed by omitting or changing that header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read onboarding status information, modify the related Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 options, and trigger an email from the site to an arbitrary address.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EPSS
7.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Everest Forms < 3.5.0 – Unauthenticated Missing Authorization via Site Assistant REST Endpoints | CVE 2026-12270 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30813664-2af7-45da-b37c-3d573bc80bd9/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12270(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-15 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-14 07:32 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-14 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-13 08:50 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-13 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-12 10:07 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  12. 2026-07-12 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-09 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  17. 2026-07-09 07:50 UTCNVD update
  18. 2026-07-09 06:51 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-09 06:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12270?
CVE-2026-12270 is a medium vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not correctly restrict access to several REST API endpoints belonging to its onboarding assistant: the capability check is only applied when an attacker-controllable request header holds a specific value, so it can be bypassed by omitting or…
When was CVE-2026-12270 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12270 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12270 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12270 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12270?
CVE-2026-12270 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12270?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12270, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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