Auth bypass in Rank Math Seo

CVE-2026-77787

The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not perform a capability check when bulk metadata updates target taxonomy terms, and reuses the supplied object identifier across object types, allowing users with the Author role and above to modify the SEO metadata of terms they cannot edit and to overwrite the titles of posts belonging to other users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% 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-2026-77787: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Rank Math Seo

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77787?
CVE-2026-77787 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rank Math Seo, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-77787?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.