CVE-2026-19222 Forminator Forms < 1.57.0.7 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Form Role Bypass
Authenticated users can create registration forms that grant administrator privileges to any new registrant, leading to full site compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19222?
CVE-2026-19222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Forminator Forms, published on 22 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.0.7 does not consistently enforce the role restriction it applies to registration forms, allowing users who are permitted to build forms to configure one that assigns the administrator role to any visitor who registers through it.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19222?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-19222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v8m-6x3v-qv6j.