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CVE-2026-63030

Critical 9.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog

Name
WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
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.

Description

WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8 (CRITICAL) Score source: CNA CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
11% (percentile: 96) as of 1 November 2026
CWE
CWE-436

Affected products

wordpress: wordpress

References