WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
CVE-2026-87902 Exploited
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.
Being exploited in the wild
Catalogued 25 September 2026 · US federal remediation deadline 28 September 2026
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Exploit code is also public: Exploit-DB · Public PoC · Nuclei template
- Exploit-DBWordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal
- NucleiWordPress Core - PHP Template Path Traversal
- Public PoCressl/cve-2026-87902-poc44 stars
- Public PoCabraxas/CVE-2026-8790235 stars
- Public PoCtc4dy/CVE-2026-87902-Toolkit15 stars
- Public PoCdinosn/cve-2026-87902-wordpress-lfi-lab13 stars
- Public PoCvulpecuna/CVE-2026-879029 stars
- Public PoCtonydelouvre/CVE-2026-879025 stars
- Public PoCynsmroztas/WPSniper3 stars
- Public PoCcrowsec-edtech/CVE-2026-879023 stars
Assessment
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Severity
- Unscored
- Known exploited
- Yes — listed in the CISA KEV catalog
- Exploit availability
- CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Public PoC, Nuclei template
- Published
- 25 September 2026
- Last updated
- 25 September 2026
- Affected
- WordPress · Core
- Weakness
- CWE-98
At the source
References
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