CVE-2026-77786 (GCVE-0-2026-77786)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-29 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-30 00:56
VLAI
Title
Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Editor+ Core Settings Modification via fix-site-seo Ability
Summary
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-30 00:49 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b0f3dfdb-9f0a-41… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Rank Math SEO Affected: 1.0.271 , < 1.0.277 (semver)
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Credits
Mohammed Abd Alrahman WPScan
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