CVE-2026-40722: WordPress Yoast SEO Premium plugin <= 26.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-17 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium: through 26.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wordpress-seo-premium/vulnerability/wordpress-yoast-seo-premium-plugin-26-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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