Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-85642 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85642 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85642?
- Informational severity, published 21 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Formidable Forms before 7.0; specifically 6.5 through 6.35.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85642?
- Yes: fixed in 7.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-85642 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-85642?
- Check whether you run Formidable Forms 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 7.0
Technical details
The plugin fails to validate the caller's identity before recording timestamps used to rate limit payment gateway verification requests. An unauthenticated attacker can make repeated requests to exhaust the daily limit, causing legitimate verification attempts to be rejected for 24 hours. A fix is available in version 7.0 and later.
Affected products
- Formidable Formidable Forms before 7.0; specifically 6.5 through 6.35
Timeline
- 2026-10-21: disclosed
- 2026-10-21: patched: Fix available in version 7.0