# CVE-2026-12081: Deserialization in Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject PHP objects via form fields, leading to code execution when administrators view entries in this WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq2h-g46x-whfp

## What is CVE-2026-12081?

CVE-2026-12081 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms, published on 13 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not restrict the PHP classes allowed when unserializing an attacker-supplied form-field value, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary PHP objects that are instantiated when an administrator views the stored entry. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-7384 and CVE-2026-2599, whose deserialization paths were hardened while the entry-editor file-field path was missed.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12081?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12081 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12081 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12081 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms, published on 13 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12081 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor 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-2026-12081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12081/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12081

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12081/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.