CVE-2026-85116 Code injection in Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes via Contact Form 7 field repopulation in the Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85116?
CVE-2026-85116 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Unknown Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile, published on 11 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile WordPress plugin from 1.2.2 before 1.42.3 runs the shortcode parser over the whole rendered Contact Form 7 form, including the values a visitor submitted, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85116?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-85116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95g7-wvmm-h2hh.