Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2026-11-03. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA 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.
CISA due date: 2026-11-06. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
WordPress Foundation / WordPress
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 4.7.0 to ≤ 4.7.38 (semver)
- affected: 4.8.0 to ≤ 4.8.33 (semver)
- affected: 4.9.0 to ≤ 4.9.34 (semver)
- affected: 5.0.0 to ≤ 5.0.30 (semver)
- affected: 5.1.0 to ≤ 5.1.27 (semver)
- affected: 5.2.0 to ≤ 5.2.29 (semver)
- affected: 5.3.0 to ≤ 5.3.26 (semver)
- affected: 5.4.0 to ≤ 5.4.24 (semver)
- affected: 5.5.0 to ≤ 5.5.23 (semver)
- affected: 5.6.0 to ≤ 5.6.22 (semver)
- affected: 5.7.0 to ≤ 5.7.20 (semver)
- affected: 5.8.0 to ≤ 5.8.18 (semver)
- affected: 5.9.0 to ≤ 5.9.19 (semver)
- affected: 6.0.0 to ≤ 6.0.17 (semver)
- affected: 6.1.0 to ≤ 6.1.15 (semver)
- affected: 6.2.0 to ≤ 6.2.14 (semver)
- affected: 6.3.0 to ≤ 6.3.13 (semver)
- affected: 6.4.0 to ≤ 6.4.13 (semver)
- affected: 6.5.0 to ≤ 6.5.13 (semver)
- affected: 6.6.0 to ≤ 6.6.10 (semver)
- affected: 6.7.0 to ≤ 6.7.10 (semver)
- affected: 6.8.0 to ≤ 6.8.11 (semver)
- affected: 6.9.0 to ≤ 6.9.10 (semver)
- affected: 7.0.0 to ≤ 7.0.7 (semver)
- affected: 7.1.0 to ≤ 7.1.3 (semver)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4b4da0cf-d9f4-47c4-a0e8-6c4dc5a6f250?source=cve
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L378
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php#L162
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1549
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php#L282
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L346
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1545
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-4/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-core/wordpress-core-470-713-unauthenticated-upgrade-window-staged-installer-remote-code-execution
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-119977
Monitored source mentions
- CISA KEV — WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability ↗
- Xakep — RCE-уязвимость в ядре WordPress активно эксплуатируют злоумышленники ↗
Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
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"dueDate": "2026-11-06",
"forensicTriage": "Yes",
"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
"notes": "https://wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-4 ; https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-core/wordpress-core-470-713-unauthenticated-upgrade-window-staged-installer-remote-code-execution ; 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-2026-119977",
"product": "WordPress Core",
"requiredAction": "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.",
"shortDescription": "WordPress WordPress Core contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades.",
"vendorProject": "WordPress",
"vulnerabilityName": "WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability"
}