Medium severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2026-25315
WordPress hCaptcha for WP plugin <= 4.21.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in hcaptcha hCaptcha for WP hcaptcha-for-forms-and-more allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects hCaptcha for WP: from n/a through <= 4.21.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HF
hCaptcha for WP · hcaptcha
through 4.21.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25315
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25315
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hcaptcha-for-forms-and-more/vulnerability/wordpress-hcaptcha-for-wp-plugin-4-22-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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