WordPress Issues Patch for Critical Flaw That Can Enable Code Execution on Some Servers

WordPress has fixed a critical flaw in its core software that lets an attacker with no account make a site load a PHP file from outside its theme folders. On some servers, that can go further, allowing the attacker to run their own code. The fix shipped on September 22 in WordPress 7.1.2, with...

CVE-2026-87902

An unauthenticated attacker can make getpagetemplate page-template resolution include a chosen readable local .php file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE...