How severe is CVE-2026-42696?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

RCE in Royal Plugins Sitevault – Backup, Restore, Migration &Amp; Cloning

Q: What is CVE-2026-42696?

CVE-2026-42696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Royal Plugins Sitevault – Backup, Restore, Migration &Amp; Cloning, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-10-10.

CVE-2026-42696

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning <= 1.5.19 versions.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2026-10-10.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Royal Plugins Sitevault – Backup, Restore, Migration &Amp; Cloning

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sitevault-backup-restore-migration/vul… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42696?: CVE-2026-42696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Royal Plugins Sitevault – Backup, Restore, Migration &Amp; Cloning, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-42696?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.