WordPress SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning plugin <= 1.5.18 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-42696
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-10 20:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-10-13 13:28:15 UTC
DescriptionImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Royal Plugins SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration &amp; Cloning sitevault-backup-restore-migration allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration &amp; Cloning: from n/a through 1.5.19.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 10 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.005890000 probability, percentile 0.466380000 (date 2026-10-12)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Royal Plugins SiteVault Backup Restore Migration Amp Cloning affected 1.5.19 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sitevault-backup-restore-migration/... [email protected] patchstack.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update the WordPress SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration &amp; Cloning plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.5.20).

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