CISA says attackers are exploiting WordPress flaw that lets them run code during updates
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on November 3, 2026, that attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-119977, a flaw in WordPress core that could let someone without an account run code on a web server while WordPress installs a full update. WordPress fixed the flaw in version 7.1.4 on October 28, 2026, and CISA gave U.S. federal civilian agencies until November 6 to apply the fix.