CVE-2026-119977
8.1, highWordPress Foundation WordPress Time-of-Check Time-of-Use Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVSS
- 8.1, high high CVSS v3.1
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.6% higher than 48.7% of scored CVEs
- Exploitation
- No public evidence
- Published
- 31 Oct 2026yesterday
Description
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 4.7 through 7.1.3. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window.
Details
- Vendor
- WordPress Foundation
- Product
- WordPress
- Weakness
- CWE-367 (opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Received
- Updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- Assigner
- security@wordfence.com
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References 8
Other references 8
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php#L162 (opens in a new tab)
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L378 (opens in a new tab)
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1549 (opens in a new tab)
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php#L282 (opens in a new tab)
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L346 (opens in a new tab)
- core.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1545 (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org /news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-4/ (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4b4da0cf-d9f4-47c4-a0e8-6c4dc5a6f250?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.
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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 1 Nov 2026, not the live upstream state.