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    1 vulnerability by Yoast BV

    CVE-2026-40722 (GCVE-0-2026-40722)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-17 08:40 – Updated: 2026-06-17 10:35
    VLAI
    Title
    WordPress Yoast SEO Premium plugin <= 26.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    Summary
    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Yoast SEO Premium: from n/a through 26.6.
    Severity
    5.5 (Medium)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium Affected: n/a , ≤ 26.6 (custom)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    ilicfilip | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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