CVE-2026-24968 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-24968: WordPress Xagio SEO plugin <= 7.1.0.30 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Xagio Seo

Product Xagio SEO

Weakness CWE-266

Published March 25, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Xagio SEO Xagio SEO xagio-seo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xagio SEO: from n/a through <= 7.1.0.30.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Xagio SEO versions 7.1.0.30 and earlier contain a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service availability over the network without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege controls (CWE-266). All users should update immediately to a version newer than 7.1.0.30.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify content, or disable the site without logging in or user interaction.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24968 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html AskarLabs — CWE-266 write-up Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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