Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32525

CriticalRCE

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
24 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0029 20.9th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

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 20.9th 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).

Deeper analysis

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.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires validation of inputs to JetFormBuilder to prevent code injection exploitation leading to RCE.

prevent

Mandates timely remediation and patching of the specific code injection flaw in JetFormBuilder versions <=3.5.6.1.

detect

Enables vulnerability scanning to identify and prioritize the code injection vulnerability in the JetFormBuilder plugin.

References