CVE-2025-49401CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p33.9%

CVE-2025-49401CVE-2025-49401

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.43% probability of exploitation · percentile 33.9% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-09-05
Last modified2026-04-23

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-266

References

  1. https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/smartSEO/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-plugin-4-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Privilege Assignmentcwe-2660%live

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