CVE-2026-40722 WordPress Yoast SEO Premium plugin <= 26.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in Yoast SEO Premium to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-40722?
CVE-2026-40722 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Yoast SEO Premium, published on 17 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40722?
How do I fix CVE-2026-40722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-40722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r43-8wg9-wrmf.