# CVE-2026-1928: Rank Math SEO \<= 1.0.276 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-111576, GHSA-F7V4-WPWR-74R2
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker with at least Contributor-level access to a site running it could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the server and plant a webshell in the uploads folder, potentially gaining full control of the website.

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## Affected

- rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: through 1.0.276

## Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.276 via deserialization of untrusted input in the updateMeta REST API endpoint. This makes it possible forauthenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to achieve remote code execution by writing a webshell to the uploads directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cd4395be-7b4c-46b0-be00-7dedc6691f4a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/tags/1.0.263/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L446
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/tags/1.0.263/includes/modules/schema/class-db.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/tags/1.0.263/includes/rest/class-sanitize.php#L110
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3666725/

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