CVE-2026-9189

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-29. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. Although cf7pp_paypal_ipn_handler() correctly validates IPN authenticity by posting back to PayPal with cmd=_notify-validate, it fails to compare the IPN payload's mc_gross (payment amount), mc_currency, or receiver_email fields against the corresponding stored order values before passing the attacker-controlled invoice field directly to cf7pp_complete_payment(), which marks the order completed after only an integer cast with no amount verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary high-value pending orders as fully paid by making a minimal real PayPal payment and crafting an IPN whose invoice parameter references the targeted order, effectively completing purchases without tendering the required payment amount.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
10.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 29, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

References (8)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9189(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
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  11. 2026-07-16 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-14 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-07-11 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-07-08 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-02 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-07-01 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-06-29 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-06-28 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-06-27 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-06-24 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-06-18 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-06-17 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-06-16 08:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-06-15 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-06-13 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-06-12 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-11 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-06-10 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-06-05 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-06-02 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-06-01 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-05-31 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-05-29 09:01 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9189?
CVE-2026-9189 is a medium vulnerability published on May 29, 2026. The Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. Although cf7pppaypalipnhandler() correctly validates IPN authenticity by posting back to PayPal with…
When was CVE-2026-9189 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9189 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 29, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9189 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9189 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9189?
CVE-2026-9189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9189?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9189, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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