WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
WordPress / Core
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.
- CVE identifier
- CVE-2026-87902
- Added to KEV
- Sep 25, 2026
- CISA catalog dueDate
- Sep 28, 2026
The dates above are catalog fields. The addition date does not establish when the vulnerability was discovered or first exploited. Confirm which requirements apply to your organisation separately.
Publisher's required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
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Keep the signals separate.
- Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
- Unknown
- CVSS severity
- Not supplied by KEV
- EPSS probability
- 18.17%
EPSS score date: 2026-09-27T12:00:21Z. Percentile: 97.11%. Model version: v2026.06.15.
A dated estimate of exploitation probability over the following 30 days, not a severity score or a probability of a breach in your environment.
Inspect the EPSS source ↗“Unknown” ransomware use is an unknown source field, not proof that ransomware activity has not occurred.
Source notes
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
Source & freshness
Source updated: Sep 27, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Sep 27, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
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Automated source record, not an editorial advisory or an independent discovery. No affected or fixed version is inferred, and no organisation-specific risk rating is generated.