Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2026· Updated Aug 31, 2026
CVE-2026-81766
CVE-2026-81766
Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 does not check that the user is allowed to install Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 before installing one from a user-supplied URL, allowing an administrator of a subsite on a multisite network to install and execute arbitrary code in the network-shared Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 directory, which WordPress otherwise reserves to the network administrator. Exploitation requires the network administrator to have enabled the Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 administration menu for subsites, which is not the default.
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Affected products
1- Range: <9.8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 31, 2026 to September 6, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 10, 2026
- WordPress Plugins: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including Critical Auth Bypass and RCE FlawsVypr Intelligence · Aug 30, 2026