CVE-2026-16230

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Formidable Digital Signatures plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete files on the server by supplying an attacker-controlled filename in the item_meta[field_id][content] parameter alongside the delete_saved_image flag during the standard entry-creation POST flow on any form that accepts anonymous submissions.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Digital Signature Forms v3.1 - Formidable Forms

https://formidableforms.com/changelog/digital-signature-forms-3-1/
generic

Formidable Forms - The Complete WordPress Forms Solution

https://formidableforms.com/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16230(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 75× 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. 2026-08-21 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 19:28 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-19 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-19 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-18 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-18 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-18 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-17 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-17 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-17 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-15 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 05:37 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-15 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-14 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-14 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-14 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-14 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-14 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-13 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-13 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-13 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-13 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-13 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-13 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-13 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-12 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-12 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 14:41 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-12 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-12 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-12 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-12 01:39 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-12 01:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-11 21:18 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-11 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-11 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-11 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-11 19:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16230?
CVE-2026-16230 is a critical vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. The Formidable Digital Signatures plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the deletefile function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete files on the server by supplying an…
When was CVE-2026-16230 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16230 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16230 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16230 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 59.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16230?
CVE-2026-16230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16230?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16230, 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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