security
Source: The Hacker News
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24 September 2026 at 02:30 PM UTC
Attackers Exploit WordPress CVE-2026-87902 Within Hours of Disclosure
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๐ท๏ธ Identified Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE)
โก Executive Takeaways & Intelligence Summary
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
Publication Reference: https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-wordpress-cve-2026.html
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