CVE-2026-112067
The extension hides the correct answer to each CAPTCHA inside the image data of the CAPTCHA itself
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 6.9 v4.0
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The extension hides the correct answer to each CAPTCHA inside the image data of the CAPTCHA itself. Anyone who can request a CAPTCHA image can read the answer from it and submit it, so automated clients can pass the challenge. This applies to the default configuration, because the audio feature that causes the answer …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.9 medium
References
Original description
The extension hides the correct answer to each CAPTCHA inside the image data of the CAPTCHA itself. Anyone who can request a CAPTCHA image can read the answer from it and submit it, so automated clients can pass the challenge. This applies to the default configuration, because the audio feature that causes the answer to be embedded is enabled by default. Forms that rely on the CAPTCHA as their only protection against automated submissions are exposed to abuse by bots.
Last activity 20 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.