Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-81785 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81785 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-81785?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 10 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- BuddyForms <=2.9.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81785?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-81785 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-81785?
- Check whether you run BuddyForms at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in BuddyForms plugin versions 2.9.0 and earlier. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization checks and access restricted functionality without requiring authentication or proper privileges. Attack vector is network-based with no authentication required. An attacker can exploit this to view other users' data or perform unauthorized actions. No official patch is currently available as of the publication date.
Affected products
- BuddyForms BuddyForms <=2.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-09-10: disclosed
- 2026-04-26: other: Reported by Peng Zhou