WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
WordPress Core contains a remote file inclusion vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to make page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories, leading to remote code execution.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- WordPress
- Product
- Core
- CVSS
- 8.1
- CISA KEV
- added 25 Sep 2026, due 28 Sep 2026 (34d overdue)
- Exploitation
- observed in the wild
- Fix
- available
- Weakness
- CWE-98
- Exposure class
- Web platform
Why it ranks 72 (Critical)
- CISA KEV listed, remediation due 2026-09-28
- CVSS 8.1 high
- Product class: web platform
- Covered by 5 independent sources
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- Vendor advisory (github.com)
- CVE-2026-87902 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia · KEV
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