CVE-2026-85642

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-4w7f-p9m2-jxgx ↗EUVD-2026-107084 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Formidable Forms >= 6.5, < 7.0
fixed in 7.0
ETK-2026-2294Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
1h 50msince last run
15mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = cve.org publication
trigger signal (cve.org) +0hwaiting for further signals+1h29m
0
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description

Formidable Forms versions earlier than 7.0 are affected. An unauthenticated attacker can deplete the daily allowance for payment gateway verification requests, causing legitimate verification attempts to be refused for up to 24 hours.

mitigation

Update Formidable Forms to version 7.0 or later.

fixed in 7.0

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
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auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
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EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
15m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-21 06:00Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

No artifact: an exploit or check was attempted but could not be produced at this moment.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-21 06:00Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

this entry in the feed

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  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-107084",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Unauthenticated rate-limit exhaustion in Formidable Forms",
  "summary": "Formidable Forms versions earlier than 7.0 are affected. An unauthenticated attacker can deplete the daily allowance for payment gateway verification requests, causing legitimate verification attempts to be refused for up to 24 hours.",
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published 2026-10-21 07:13Z
last change 2026-10-21 09:11Z

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