CVE-2026-81757

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
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: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 versions.

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 computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
No 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=cve

Vendor 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 25× in last 7d / 87× 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.

  1. 2026-09-21 02:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-20 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-20 00:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-20 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 22:53 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-18 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-17 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-16 15:03 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-16 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-16 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-15 13:01 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-15 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-15 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-14 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-13 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-13 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-13 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-12 19:55 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-12 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-12 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-11 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-11 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-11 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-10 15:51 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-10 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-10 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-09 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-09 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-09 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-08 06:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-07 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-07 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 15:35 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-06 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-06 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-06 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-05 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-05 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-05 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-04 11:30 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-04 11:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-03 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-03 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-02 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-02 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-02 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-01 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-01 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-01 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-31 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-31 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-31 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-30 11:33 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-30 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-29 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-29 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-28 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-28 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-28 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-28 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-28 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

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.
Is CVE-2026-81757 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81757 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 63.0% of all scored CVEs.
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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