The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not properly restrict access to form submission data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to view submitter information through the REST API.
CVE-2026-86832
MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1% (3rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3MEDIUMmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 39EG Risk 39/100CISA SSVC
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 computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. - EPSS PROB
- 0.1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 3rd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 3, 2026
Last Modified
October 3, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Oct 3, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available
MetForm < 4.3.1 – Unauthenticated Form Entry Data Disclosure via REST API | CVE 2026-86832 | Plugin Vulnerabilities
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d73e4c95-471b-4f22-97a0-b6a59f187bcd/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86832(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 7× in last 7d / 7× 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.
- 2026-10-03 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.30
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-03 06:21 UTCNVD update
- 2026-10-03 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 06:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-86832?
CVE-2026-86832 is a medium vulnerability published on October 3, 2026. The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not properly restrict access to form submission data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to view submitter information through the REST API.
When was CVE-2026-86832 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86832 was first published on October 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-86832 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86832 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (3rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-86832?
CVE-2026-86832 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86832?
No fix for CVE-2026-86832 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-86832 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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