CVE-2026-87902

CISA KEV
ACT NOW Priority: 0.00 BB Relevance: 10/100
Published: N/A Modified: N/A First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: pending_score

Description

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 Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product WordPress — Core
Date Added 2026-09-25
Remediation Due 2026-09-28
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp ; ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87902

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (25)

VendorProductVersion
wordpress wordpress < 4.7.37
wordpress wordpress 4.8 – 4.8.32
wordpress wordpress 4.9 – 4.9.33
wordpress wordpress 5.0 – 5.0.29
wordpress wordpress 5.1 – 5.1.26
wordpress wordpress 5.2 – 5.2.28
wordpress wordpress 5.3 – 5.3.25
wordpress wordpress 5.4 – 5.4.23
wordpress wordpress 5.5 – 5.5.22
wordpress wordpress 5.6 – 5.6.21
wordpress wordpress 5.7 – 5.7.19
wordpress wordpress 5.8 – 5.8.17
wordpress wordpress 5.9 – 5.9.18
wordpress wordpress 6.0 – 6.0.16
wordpress wordpress 6.1 – 6.1.14
wordpress wordpress 6.2 – 6.2.13
wordpress wordpress 6.3 – 6.3.12
wordpress wordpress 6.4 – 6.4.12
wordpress wordpress 6.5 – 6.5.12
wordpress wordpress 6.6 – 6.6.9
wordpress wordpress 6.7 – 6.7.9
wordpress wordpress 6.8 – 6.8.10
wordpress wordpress 6.9 – 6.9.9
wordpress wordpress 7.0 – 7.0.6
wordpress wordpress 7.1 – 7.1.2

Bug Bounty Relevance

10 / 100
✓ Known exploited (KEV)
✓ High exploitation probability

CVSS Score

Unscored

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

95.77%
Raw Score 0.957690
Percentile 99.9%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

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