CVE-2026-14488
Unauthenticated deletion of WordPress posts/pages via Meta Box AIO MB Frontend Submission.
Is CVE-2026-14488 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-14488 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-14488?
CVE-2026-14488 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-14488?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-14488. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-14488 affect?
CVE-2026-14488 affects Meta Box AIO plugin (MB Frontend Submission) <= 3.8.0, WordPress sites using Meta Box AIO/MBFS. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-14488?
Update Meta Box AIO/MB Frontend Submission to the fixed version; verify backups.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can delete arbitrary posts/pages by sending rwmb_frontend_field_object_id to template_redirect, bypassing nonce and auth checks.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 3.8.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.