CVE-2026-1928

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2026-02-04 19:57 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2026-10-28 04:18 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-10-29 02:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-10-28 04:18 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-29 02:16 UTC

Exploit probability

0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Record status

Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High