Critical severity · published Oct 10, 2026
CVE-2026-42696
WordPress SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning plugin <= 1.5.18 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
10.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Royal Plugins SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning sitevault-backup-restore-migration allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning: from n/a through 1.5.19.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SB
SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning · Royal Plugins
through 1.5.19 · source: vendor
Affected product
SB
SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning
Royal Plugins
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42696
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42696
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sitevault-backup-restore-migration/vulnerability/wordpress-sitevault-backup-restore-migration-cloning-plugin-1-5-18-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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