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

WordPress Issues Patch for Critical Flaw That Can Enable Code Execution on Some Servers Swati KhandelwalSep 22, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security 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 fixes for every branch the project still supports, back to 4.7, and WordPress is telling site owners to update now. WordPress rates the flaw as critical, assigns it a CVSS score of 9.2, and assigns it CVE-2026-87902. Reaching it requires no account and no action…