CVE-2026-87902

high

Description

An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE.

References

https://patchstack.com/articles/cve-2026-87902-attackers-started-probing-wordpress-sites-hours-after-the-patch/

https://securityaffairs.com/199790/security/u-s-cisa-adds-wordpress-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/25/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-wordpress-vulnerability-exploited-immediately-after-disclosure/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-wordpress-cve-2026.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-wordpress-flaw-for-code-execution/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/23/cve-2026-87902-wordpress-7-1-2-security-release/

https://securityaffairs.com/199564/hacking/cve-2026-87902-how-close-is-your-wordpress-to-remote-code-execution.html

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2026/09/psa-critical-unauthenticated-path-traversal-vulnerability-patched-in-wordpress-core/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/wordpress-issues-patch-for-critical.html

https://github.com/tonydelouvre/CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/MRdark-ops/CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/HackfutSecRoot/CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/Maalfer/CVE-2026-87902-exploit

https://github.com/abatsakidis/wp-cve-2026-87902-checker

https://github.com/langz337/CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/rwxrwxs/CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/itskill-jp/wordpress-upgrade-check

https://github.com/SVTagan/WP-CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/zyphorixofficialmain-lab/cve-2026-87902

https://github.com/ynsmroztas/WPSniper

https://github.com/rabakuku/CVE-2026-87902-A-working-PoC-for-WordPress-s-critical-path-traversal

https://github.com/abraxas/CVE-2026-87902

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-87902

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-84555

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-22

Updated: 2026-09-28

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.39979

Vulnerability Watch

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