Medium 5.3Published Oct 6, 2026

CVE-2026-39772WordPress Captcha by BestWebSoft plugin <= 5.2.8 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Captcha by BestWebSoft <= 5.2.8 versions.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-290
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Patchstack
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

bestwebsoft Captcha by BestWebSoft bestwebsoft:captcha_by_bestwebsoft (from the name)	from n/a through 5.2.8	CNA record

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/captcha-bws/vulnerability/wordpress-captcha-by-bestwebsoft-plugin-5-2-8-bypass-vulnerability-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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