# CVE-2026-78362: SEO Flow by LupsOnline 3.0.0 - 3.0.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via API Key Authentication

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass API key validation to gain administrator privileges and take over the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rp68-vhcr-9v26

## What is CVE-2026-78362?

CVE-2026-78362 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown SEO Flow by LupsOnline, published on 5 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 does not correctly validate the credential supplied with its API requests, allowing unauthenticated users to be served as the administrator who configured the SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 and take over the site. Exploitation requires the SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 to have been configured, which is its normal operating state.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78362?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-78362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-78362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-78362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-78362 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown SEO Flow by LupsOnline, published on 5 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown SEO Flow by LupsOnline. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78362/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78362

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78362/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.