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WordPress 7.1.4 Patches Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window RCE; Exploitation Attempts Detected After Release
TL;DR: WordPress 7.1.4 was released on October 28, 2026. According to WordPress, it includes fixes for 22 security vulnerabilities. The most serious is an unauthenticated race condition in the Core update process that can lead to remote code execution. Threat actors...
Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – July 2026
In July 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 1077 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed...
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 19, 2026 to October 25, 2026)
Last week, there were 268 vulnerabilities disclosed in 182 WordPress Plugins and 15 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 124 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last...
PHP2Shell Update: Still No Confirmed WordPress Compromises, and Answers to the Questions We’re Hearing Most
TL;DR: As of October 28, 2026, Wordfence is not aware of any WordPress site compromised through PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). We continue to see PHP2Shell-related requests across the more than 5 million sites we protect. Those requests show ongoing...
Introducing the Wordfence Threat Response Team: A New Way to Report Active Threats in the WordPress Ecosystem
When a new threat to WordPress sites emerges, the first hours matter most. Today we’re introducing the Wordfence Threat Response Team, led by Alex Thomas and made up of some of our most experienced researchers and threat analysts. It’s a small, hands-on team focused...
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 12, 2026 to October 18, 2026)
Last week, there were 497 vulnerabilities disclosed in 327 WordPress Plugins and 23 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 218 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last...
Attacks on PHP2Shell Continue, But No Known Compromises as a Result Yet
On October 21st, 2026, the PHP project released emergency updates for two critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. We warned site owners before the fixes became available and followed up after our team reviewed the vulnerability details...
Why It’s Urgent to Update PHP on Your WordPress Site: Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities and What Our Testing Found
On October 21, 2026, the PHP project released emergency updates for two critical vulnerabilities that can allow an unauthenticated attacker to run code through the PHP service handling website traffic. We first alerted WordPress site owners to these updates in our...
PSA: PHP Security Updates Available for Two Critical Vulnerabilities, Update Now
The PHP project has released PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 to fix two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution. The PHP project says all PHP users are strongly encouraged to update...
PSA: Upcoming Critical PHP Security Release
The PHP security team has issued advance notice of an upcoming critical security release, scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 14:00 UTC (10:00 AM Eastern). The release fixes two critical vulnerabilities, both rated 9.2 on the CVSS v4.0 scale. PHP is the...