{"id":"CVE-2026-109927","title":"CM HIPAA Forms < 3.3.2 - hipaa_forms+ Privilege Escalation via cm_hipaa_update_user_role","summary":"The HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities an…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-269"],"product":"HIPAA Forms","affected":["hipaa_forms < 3.3.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-22T10:55:07.694108Z"},"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-22T11:06:29.917Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109927","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f08997a3-9034-4470-b5a9-ceb0860108ed/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T06:30:48.517Z","epss":0.00402,"epssPercentile":0.34244,"slug":"CVE-2026-109927","body":"## Overview\n\nThe HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities and escalate their privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `hipaa_forms < 3.3.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":227598,"id":"CVE-2026-109927","ts":1792669058500,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.2"},{"seq":227597,"id":"CVE-2026-109927","ts":1792669058500,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}