Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 versions.
CVE-2026-81757
HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.2
- EG Score
- 7.2(high)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity72% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- —
- EPSS %ILE
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 28, 2026
Last Modified
August 28, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Remote Code Execution (RCE) in WordPress Rank Math SEO Plugin - Patchstack
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/vulnerability/wordpress-rank-math-seo-plugin-1-0-276-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cveVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81757(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-28 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-28 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-28 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-81757?
CVE-2026-81757 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 versions.
When was CVE-2026-81757 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81757 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81757?
CVE-2026-81757 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81757?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81757, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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