Medium severity · published Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-2688
CM HIPAA Forms < 3.2.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The HIPAA FORMS WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 contains a hardcoded authentication bypass via a hardcoded parameter alongside all AJAX requests. The server explicitly checks for this value to skip nonce validation entirely. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access protected AJAX endpoints.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HF
HIPAA FORMS ·
before 3.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2688
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2688
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/779304f2-7dc2-4f12-b134-dede9a0c5eb6/
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