CVE-2026-81766 PUBLISHED

Really Simple Security < 9.8.0 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation via rsp_upgrade_install_plugin

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 27.08.2026 Published: 30.08.2026 Updated: 30.08.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Really Simple Security
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 9.8.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Charles Vosburgh finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE