CVE-2026-109927 CM HIPAA Forms < 3.3.2 - hipaa_forms+ Privilege Escalation via cm_hipaa_update_user_role
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-109927 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-109927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown HIPAA Forms, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown HIPAA Forms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109927/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109927/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109927?
CVE-2026-109927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown HIPAA Forms, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
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 and escalate their privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109927?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-109927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqh5-mr22-f9g4.