Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation (CVE-2026-85117) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-85117

Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-85117 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/Contact Form 7 Captcha (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 9, 2026Updated Sep 9, 2026Source checked Sep 9, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 9, 2026Material review Sep 9, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Unknown/Contact Form 7 Captcha (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Unknown/Contact Form 7 Captchageneric	>=0.1.7 <0.1.9	0.1.9

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Unknown/Contact Form 7 Captcha.
Review the reported fix. Update Unknown/Contact Form 7 Captcha to 0.1.9 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 9, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencewpscan.com

Upstream source description

The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.