Vulnerability report

Trusted Third Party Report High Confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-34892

Rank Math SEO

Rank Math SEO · 0 to <= 1.0.271

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Severity
CVSS 6.5 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
0.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-34892 is a vulnerability affecting Rank Math SEO.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Rank Math SEO 0 to <= 1.0.271.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Rank Math SEO

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.271.

Rank Math SEO Affected
Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math
Through 1.0.271
Published
15 Jun 2026
Exploitation Attempts Reported
31 Oct 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34892
  • VDB Entry — patchstack.com patchstack.com · VDB Entry https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/vul...

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

CVE

Recorded 31 Oct 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-10-31 08:01 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.3%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Missing Authorization CWE-862

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 08:01 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 20:17 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 09:57 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-34892",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00295,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}