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CVE-2026-40767 Tomdever CVE debrief

CVE-2026-40767 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 and was published on 2026-06-15T21:16:49.353Z. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated broken access control in versions of the plugin before 3.0.2.

Vendor: Tomdever
Product: wpForo Forum
CVSS: HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-15
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-15
Advisory published: 2026-06-15
Advisory updated: 2026-06-15

Who should care

Users of the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress should be aware of this vulnerability if they are using a version less than 3.0.2.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is described as CWE-281 and has the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

Update to version 3.0.2 or later of the wpForo Forum plugin.
Review access controls for the wpForo Forum plugin.

Evidence notes

Evidence for this CVE comes from Patchstack, listed as a reference in the NVD.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-40767 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40767

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-40767 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40767

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.