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CVE-2026-119977: WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.3 - Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window Staged-Installer Remote Code Execution

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 62/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 6, 2026.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 68.5% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: wordpress (Debian:13) 6.8.12+dfsg1-0+deb13u1; wordpress (Debian:14) 7.1.4+dfsg1-1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to wordpress (Debian:13) 6.8.12+dfsg1-0+deb13u1; wordpress (Debian:14) 7.1.4+dfsg1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 4.7 through 7.1.3. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window.

Published
Oct 31, 2026
Updated
Nov 4, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 68th percentile

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Action score

62

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · Wordfence
8.1
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Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 6, 2026.

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Wordfence). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • WordPress Foundation WordPress

    • 4.7.0 and later · up to and including 4.7.38affected · semver
    • 4.8.0 and later · up to and including 4.8.33affected · semver
    • 4.9.0 and later · up to and including 4.9.34affected · semver
    • 5.0.0 and later · up to and including 5.0.30affected · semver
    • 5.1.0 and later · up to and including 5.1.27affected · semver
    • 5.2.0 and later · up to and including 5.2.29affected · semver
    • 5.3.0 and later · up to and including 5.3.26affected · semver
    • 5.4.0 and later · up to and including 5.4.24affected · semver
    • 5.5.0 and later · up to and including 5.5.23affected · semver
    • 5.6.0 and later · up to and including 5.6.22affected · semver
Affected versions · NVD (20)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wordpress wordpress4.7 and later · before 4.7.39
  • wordpress wordpress4.8 and later · before 4.8.34
  • wordpress wordpress4.9 and later · before 4.9.35
  • wordpress wordpress5.0 and later · before 5.0.31
  • wordpress wordpress5.1 and later · before 5.1.28
  • wordpress wordpress5.2 and later · before 5.2.30
  • wordpress wordpress5.3 and later · before 5.3.27
  • wordpress wordpress5.4 and later · before 5.4.25
  • wordpress wordpress5.5 and later · before 5.5.24
  • wordpress wordpress5.6 and later · before 5.6.23
  • wordpress wordpress5.7 and later · before 5.7.21
  • wordpress wordpress5.8 and later · before 5.8.19
  • wordpress wordpress5.9 and later · before 5.9.20
  • wordpress wordpress6.0 and later · before 6.0.18
  • wordpress wordpress6.1 and later · before 6.1.16
  • wordpress wordpress6.2 and later · before 6.2.15
  • wordpress wordpress6.3 and later · before 6.3.14
  • wordpress wordpress6.4 and later · before 6.4.14
  • wordpress wordpress6.5 and later · before 6.5.14
  • wordpress wordpress6.6 and later · before 6.6.11

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12wordpressfrom 0—
Debian:13wordpressbefore 6.8.12+dfsg1-0+deb13u16.8.12+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
Debian:14wordpressbefore 7.1.4+dfsg1-17.1.4+dfsg1-1

Same product

wordpress: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-87902An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the…KEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2026-63030WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code ExecutionKEV
    72This week
  • CVE-2026-60137WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_QueryKEV
    60This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-58674Sep 23, 2025 · WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
    23Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-64638Aug 7, 2026 · WordPress is vulnerable to a pre-auth reflected XSS vulnerability on the login screen.
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-65640Aug 17, 2026 · WordPress is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability via malicious Postscript file upload by an Author level user or higher.
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:wordpress6.8.12+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×9

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub9 repositories2021-11-15 → 2026-11-10

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-1811 d
  2. Published
  3. CISA KEV+3 d
  4. Fix recorded+6 d
  5. TodayNov 13, 2026+13 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Credits

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Bug bounty scope

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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · variant or chain candidate.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

—

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓
  2. SSVC exploitation— → active
  3. Exploit maturitynone → weaponized
  4. KEV✗ → ✓
  5. Exploit maturity— → none

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References

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