CVE-2026-32525
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-32525 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 18.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly requires validation of inputs to JetFormBuilder to prevent code injection exploitation leading to RCE.
Mandates timely remediation and patching of the specific code injection flaw in JetFormBuilder versions <=3.5.6.1.
Enables vulnerability scanning to identify and prioritize the code injection vulnerability in the JetFormBuilder plugin.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
RCE vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin directly maps to T1190 for initial access via exploitation; code injection enables arbitrary command/script execution via T1059.
NVD Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in jetmonsters JetFormBuilder jetformbuilder allows Code Injection.This issue affects JetFormBuilder: from n/a through <= 3.5.6.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-32525 is an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-94, in the JetFormBuilder WordPress plugin by jetmonsters. This issue affects JetFormBuilder versions from n/a through <= 3.5.6.1. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), marking it as critical severity due to its potential for widespread impact.
The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with low privileges, such as an authenticated user, over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables remote code execution, granting high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a change in scope, allowing full compromise of the affected WordPress installation.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/jetformbuilder/vulnerability/wordpress-jetformbuilder-plugin-3-5-6-1-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this remote code execution vulnerability in JetFormBuilder 3.5.6.1 and guidance on mitigation.
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