Auth bypass in Search Atlas Seo

CVE-2026-15247

The Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin before 2.6.24 does not perform a nonce or capability check before processing a settings update in one of its early-priority handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to overwrite or delete the site's stored Google service-account credentials.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-15247: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Search Atlas Seo

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15247?
CVE-2026-15247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Search Atlas Seo, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-15247?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.