---
title: "CVE-2026-94499: FormGent - Broken Access Control"
description: "FormGent <= 1.12.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper authorization checks, letting attackers access or modify unauthorized resources, exploit requires no special privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-94499/
---

# CVE-2026-94499 FormGent - Broken Access Control

FormGent <= 1.12.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper authorization checks, letting attackers access or modify unauthorized resources, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.28% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94499)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-862](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 1.12.2.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94499](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94499)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/formgent/vulnerability/wordpress-formgent-plugin-1-12-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?\_s\_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/formgent/vulnerability/wordpress-formgent-plugin-1-12-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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