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01 Record

CVE-2026-119977

WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.3 - Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window Staged-Installer Remote Code Execution

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.3 - Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window Staged-Installer Remote Code Execution

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-11-03. Federal remediation due 2026-11-06.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 48.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-11-03.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-10-31 05:33Z3 DAYS AGO
Last updated
2026-11-04 04:56Z29 MIN AGO
Reserved
2026-10-30
Assigning CNA
Wordfence
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
be23be2ea854f1ec5b21007b0878c91e6ad001e7f3a4ef5ea66349050580f3ba

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
WordPress FoundationWordPress4.7.0 to 4.7.38, 4.8.0 to 4.8.33, 4.9.0 to 4.9.34, 5.0.0 to 5.0.30, 5.1.0 to 5.1.27, 5.2.0 to 5.2.29, 5.3.0 to 5.3.26, 5.4.0 to 5.4.24, 5.5.0 to 5.5.23, 5.6.0 to 5.6.22, 5.7.0 to 5.7.20, 5.8.0 to 5.8.18, 5.9.0 to 5.9.19, 6.0.0 to 6.0.17, 6.1.0 to 6.1.15, 6.2.0 to 6.2.14, 6.3.0 to 6.3.13, 6.4.0 to 6.4.13, 6.5.0 to 6.5.13, 6.6.0 to 6.6.10, 6.7.0 to 6.7.10, 6.8.0 to 6.8.11, 6.9.0 to 6.9.10, 7.0.0 to 7.0.7, 7.1.0 to 7.1.3—

06 References