WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-40722 Deferred

Yoast SEO Premium: A security weakness

Yoast SEO Premium is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is n/a through 26.6.

CVE / CNA score 5.5 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Yoast SEO Premium
Plugin slug
wordpress-seo-premium
Affected
n/a through 26.6
Safe version
26.7
Published
Jun 17, 2026
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jun 17, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Yoast SEO Premium to 26.7 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Primary and upstream sources