CVE-2026-42696

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

10.0 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.2 points since Oct 11, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

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

Record: CVE-2026-42696
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-96437 10.0

Record: EUVD-2026-96437
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq6c-2hxp-47rv 10.0

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration &...

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in SiteVault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning <= 1.5.19 versions.

Record: GHSA-hq6c-2hxp-47rv
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2026-42696
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

royal plugins sitevault – backup, restore, migration & cloning

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-42696 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Royal Plugins Sitevault – Backup, Restore, Migration & Cloning, published October 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.