CVE-2026-77788: unknown rank math seo
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-77788 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in unknown rank math seo. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.0.277.
Timeline
- 02-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that the metadata row being updated belongs to the object the user was authorised against, allowing users with the Author role and above to overwrite arbitrary post and user metadata, including that belonging to higher-privileged users.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
25%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.14 pp
From 0.19% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- rank math seo≥ 1.0.48, < 1.0.277
Wordpress1 product
- seo-by-rank-math< 1.0.277
2 vendors · 2 products