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CVE-2026-14812: Premium SEO (WordPress plugin) · Hidden Functionality

Affects Premium SEO (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Premium SEOAffected
  • All versions
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a patch is available, it is recommended to discontinue use of the affected Premium SEO plugin and monitor official vendor channels for updates. Consider removing the plugin from production environments to prevent exploitation.

Description

The Premium SEO WordPress plugin contains a critical vulnerability that introduces an unauthenticated backdoor. This backdoor allows attackers to create hidden administrator accounts and, in some versions, enables remote code execution, server-side request forgery, and arbitrary front-end script or content injection. These flaws give unauthenticated attackers full control over affected sites.

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