importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-24T11:06:18+05:30

WordPress RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 Exploited Shortly After Disclosure

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A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in WordPress (CVE-2026-87902, CVSS 9.2) is being actively exploited within hours of disclosure, requiring urgent patching. Attackers leverage specific theme configurations to include malicious PHP files and write payloads to server directories like /tmp.

Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a critical security flaw in WordPress within hours of public disclosure.

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS score: 9.2), which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain remote code execution (RCE).

"An unauthenticated attacker can make get_page_template() page-template resolution include a chosen readable local .php file

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