# New Rank Math PRO Security Incident

**URL:** <https://forum.wpbay.com/t/new-rank-math-pro-security-incident/359>\
**Category:** 🗣️ Off-Topic Lounge\
**Created:** [October 17, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.wpbay.com/t/new-rank-math-pro-security-incident/359 "2026-10-17T18:11:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![CodeRevolution](https://forum.wpbay.com/user_avatar/forum.wpbay.com/coderevolution/32/7_2.png) [@CodeRevolution](https://forum.wpbay.com/u/CodeRevolution)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.wpbay.com/t/new-rank-math-pro-security-incident/359/1 "2026-10-17T18:11:47Z")

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Once again, a new Rank Math security issue…

Rank Math confirmed that PRO version 3.0.123 downloaded between October 15, 20:02 UTC and October 16, 07:12 UTC contained malware!

If that version was activated, they recommend treating the site as compromised. A clean version, 3.0.124, has already been released.

If you installed and activated 3.0.123 during that window, Rank Math recommends restoring from a clean backup from before the incident, running a full security scan, and rotating passwords, database credentials, salts, API keys and other secrets.

If a clean backup is not available, they also published detailed manual cleanup instructions, including indicators of compromise and files/accounts to check.

Full details and recovery guide:

> **[Rank Math PRO 3.0.123 Security Incident: How to Secure Your Website » Rank Math](https://rankmath.com/kb/pro-3-0-123-security-incident/)**
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> We recently identified a security issue affecting a limited number of users who downloaded Rank Math PRO v3.0.123 between October 15, 2026, at 20:02 UTC and

If you use Rank Math PRO, I recommend checking your version and update history as soon as possible…