VDB-371871 · CVE-2026-40722 · GCVE-0-2026-40722

Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium Plugin up to 26.6 on WordPress authorization

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5.0	$0-$5k	1.76

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium Plugin up to 26.6 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-40722. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Yoast BV Yoast SEO Premium Plugin up to 26.6 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by Ilicfilip. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40722 since 04/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/17/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Yoast BV

Name

Yoast SEO Premium Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/15/2026 CVE reserved
06/17/2026 +63 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Ilicfilip
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-40722 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40722
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371871

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2026 12:45
Changes: 06/17/2026 12:45 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103