PoC Index

CVE-2026-16618

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.5%

The Improve SEO WordPress plugin through 2.0.11 does not properly validate uploaded files, checking only the file content type while writing the file with the attacker-supplied extension into a publicly accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated users to upload executable PHP files and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 38th percentile
Published
2026-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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