# CVE-2026-14221: Easy Appointments <= 4.0 - Contributor+ Appointment Data Disclosure & Modification via Missing Authorization

> Contributor-level users can read, create, modify, and delete all customer appointment data due to missing capability checks in the Easy Appointments plugin.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qw8r-6q92-c4g3

## What is CVE-2026-14221?

CVE-2026-14221 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Easy Appointments, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Easy Appointments WordPress plugin through 4.0 does not perform capability checks in several of its appointment-management actions, relying only on a nonce that any authenticated user can obtain, allowing users with contributor-level access to read all customers' appointment details and to create, modify, and delete bookings.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14221?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14221 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14221 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14221 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Easy Appointments, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14221 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Easy Appointments. 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-2026-14221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14221/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14221

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14221/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.