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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Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Really Simple Security < 9.8.0 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation via rsp_upgrade_install_plugin
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-30T06:00:18.989Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T12:23:16.066Z

Link: CVE-2026-81766

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-30T07:17:21.890

Modified: 2026-08-30T07:17:21.890

Link: CVE-2026-81766

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-30T07:30:04Z

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