---
title: "CVE-2026-104752: Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload"
description: "Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin < 1.0.280 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by improper file type validation in the settings import feature, letting administrator users upload PHP files and execute code remotely, exploit requires administrator privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-104752/
---

# CVE-2026-104752 Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload

Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin < 1.0.280 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by improper file type validation in the settings import feature, letting administrator users upload PHP files and execute code remotely, exploit requires administrator privileges.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.52% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104752)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Upload

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS vector

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

Published

10 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.0.280 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104752](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104752)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7caaf99-5b0f-4935-8875-3a2b9c5ed782/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7caaf99-5b0f-4935-8875-3a2b9c5ed782/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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