Is CVE-2026-87902 actively exploited?

Yes. Previdian has observed exploitation attempts targeting this CVE. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has Previdian observed?

Previdian sensors have observed 5,066 exploitation attempts, 25 unique attacker IPs, and 14 countries targeting CVE-2026-87902. First observed Sep 23, 2026; last observed Oct 10, 2026.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2026-87902 affects WordPress. Reported affected version: 0 to < 7.1.2.

How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize immediate patching and validate internet-facing exposure. Monitor for matching exploitation attempts in your environment.

Yes. CVE-2026-87902 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Previdian sensors recorded this as exploited 2 days before CISA listed it.

Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-87902

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize immediate patching and validate internet-facing exposure. Monitor for matching exploitation attempts in your environment.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2026-87902 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Previdian sensors recorded this as exploited 2 days before CISA listed it.

WordPress Remote Code Execution

WordPress · affected before 7.1.2

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Severity: CVSS 8.1 · High
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Observed in sensors
EPSS: 40.0%
First observed: 23 Sep 2026
Last observed: 10 Oct 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-87902 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting WordPress. An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

WordPress affected before 7.1.2.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

WordPress Remote Code Execution

An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` 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.

Vendor Product Affected Status

WordPress Affected

WordPress

Before 7.1.2

Affected

Published: 22 Sep 2026
Exploitation Reported: 23 Sep 2026
Attack vector: Remote
Complexity: High
Privileges: None
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87902
GitHub — WordPress/wordpress-develop github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GH...

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

Previdian

Recorded 23 Sep 2026

Previdian independently recorded this as exploited after first seeing it in honeypot sensors.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 23 Sep 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Proof of concept available

Pruva

Recorded 22 Sep 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the Previdian Pro API.

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Source	Added
Previdian Sensors First	2026-09-23 12:53 UTC
The Hacker News	2026-09-24 06:30 UTC
CISA	2026-09-25 19:40 UTC
CVE	2026-09-25 19:51 UTC
Security Affairs	2026-09-26 09:21 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

5,066

Attempts observed

Unique attacker IPs

Attacker countries

BG · CH · CN · DE · FR · ID · IL · IN · IR · KR · LT · NL · SG · US

Sensors observed

CVE-2026-87902 exploitation attempts over the last 19 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 10 Oct 2026

138

118

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690

177

132

868

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1,752

22 Sep 26 Sep 30 Sep 4 Oct 10 Oct

First observed 23 Sep 2026 · Last observed 10 Oct 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts: 851; 36; 2

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Scanner coverage

Nuclei template detected 24 Sep 2026.

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-87902.yaml	24 Sep 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.1 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

40.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') CWE-98

Recent mention · ExploitDB

01 Oct 2026

[webapps] WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal

WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal

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Recent mention · ExploitDB

[webapps] WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal

ExploitDB · 01 Oct 2026

WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal

Recent mention · Security Affairs

Security Affairs newsletter Round 597 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs · 27 Sep 2026

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Recent mention · Security Affairs

U.S. CISA adds WordPress flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs · 26 Sep 2026

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds WordPress flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a WordPress Core flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS score of 9.2), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-87902 allows an unauthenticated attacker to make the get_page_template() function include a readable local […]

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Attackers Exploit WordPress CVE-2026-87902 Within Hours of Disclosure

The Hacker News · 24 Sep 2026

Ravie LakshmananSep 24, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a critical security flaw in WordPress within hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS score: 9.2), which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain remote code execution (RCE). "An unauthenticated attacker can make get_page_template() page-template resolution include a chosen readable local .php file outside the active theme directories," WordPress said in an advisory released two days ago. "If relevant preconditions for both the server...

Recent mention · SOCRadar

CVE-2026-87902 in WordPress Enables Conditional RCE

SOCRadar · 23 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-87902 in WordPress Enables Conditional RCE Security updates released for WordPress address CVE-2026-87902 , a severe unauthenticated path traversal flaw within its page-template resolution mechanism. The weaknes

Recent mention · NCSC Security Advisories

NCSC-2026-0389 [1.00] [M/H] Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in WordPress

NCSC Security Advisories · 23 Sep 2026

De ontwikkelaars van WordPress hebben een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in WordPress. Een kwaadwillende kan de kwetsbaarheid met kenmerk CVE-2026-87902 misbruiken, om zonder authenticatie een lokaal PHP-bestand buiten de actieve themamappen door WordPress te laten inladen. Onder bepaalde voorwaarden met betrekking tot het actieve thema en de serverconfiguratie kan de kwetsbaarheid leiden tot het uitvoeren van willekeurige code op de server. Hierdoor kan een kwaadwillende mogelijk toegang krijgen tot gevoelige gegevens, wijzigingen aanbrengen of verdere controle verkrijgen over de getroffen...

Recent mention · Security Affairs

CVE-2026-87902: how close is your WordPress to remote code execution?

Security Affairs · 23 Sep 2026

WordPress 7.1.2 fixes an unauthenticated file inclusion bug active since version 4.7, patchable but exploitable into remote code execution. WordPress 7.1.2 shipped on September 22 address an unauthenticated local file inclusion, tracked as CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS score of 9.2), which stems of how the CMS resolves page templates, with a real path to remote code execution. […]

Recent mention · Wordfence

PSA: Critical Unauthenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Patched in WordPress Core

Wordfence · 22 Sep 2026

WordPress has released security updates for a critical unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability that can lead to local PHP file inclusion and, on affected server and theme configurations, remote code execution. Site owners should update WordPress Core immediately. The post PSA: Critical Unauthenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Patched in WordPress Core appeared first on Wordfence.

Recent mention · The Hacker News

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

The Hacker News · 22 Sep 2026

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

tonydelouvre/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-29 20:17:47 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

XWP_RCE — CVE-2026-87902 Hacker Console

MRdark-ops/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-28 21:18:39 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-87902 — WordPress Core LFI → RCE

HackfutSecRoot/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-28 17:11:29 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

CVE-2026-87902 — WordPress Core LFI → RCE by Hackfut

Maalfer/CVE-2026-87902-exploit

github · Created 2026-09-27 20:18:56 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

Exploit para explotar la vulnerabilidad CVE-2026-87902 que se acontece en el core de WordPress

langz337/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-27 12:03:13 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

Unauthenticated LFI and conditional RCE scanner for CVE-2026-87902 in WordPress Core (4.7.0 – 7.1.1).

rwxrwxs/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-26 15:15:55 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-87902

SVTagan/WP-CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-25 19:22:36 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

WordPress CVE-2026-87902 diagnostic check

joaovicdev/EXPLOIT-CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-25 01:06:33 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

Lab vulnerável (Docker) + PoC Python para a CVE-2026-87902 — path traversal não autenticado no WordPress Core (page-template -> LFI -> RCE condicional). Uso educacional/autorizado.

khellwan/CVE-2026-87902_PoC

github · Created 2026-09-25 00:56:30 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

Proof of concept for vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 in Wordpress

crowsec-edtech/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-25 00:56:30 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

Proof of concept for vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 in Wordpress

CVE-2026-87902 Exploit: WordPress Path Traversal RCE

1dayexploit · Created 2026-09-24 15:30:00 UTC

CVE-2026-87902 is an unauthenticated WordPress path traversal enabling arbitrary local PHP file inclusion, chainable to remote code execution via the PEAR gadget.

tc4dy/CVE-2026-87902-Toolkit

github · Created 2026-09-23 19:21:48 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-87902 – WordPress Core LFI→RCE Toolkit (CVSS 9.2) - Red/Blue Team suite for WordPress 4.7–7.1.1. 🛠️ 2 tools: Full Exploit (LFI, PEAR RCE, admin create, webshell, reverse shell, loot, mass scan, stealth) & SafeChecker (version detect, risk audit, JSON report). 🔨 Use Ethically & Authorized Enviorement, Stay Legal <3

bhideki/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-23 15:43:38 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-87902: PoC for WordPress's critical path traversal

Hassham1/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-23 11:54:00 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

WordPress Core <= 7.1.1 unauthenticated LFI to RCE - validation lab, PoC, nuclei template (GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp)

zer0dayf/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-23 11:03:07 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

pwnVader/CVE-2026-87902-PoC-pwnVader

github · Created 2026-09-22 22:58:47 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

WordPress Core unauthenticated path traversal in get_page_template() page-template resolution leading to conditional RCE

pruva · Created 2026-09-22 19:34:54 UTC

Severity: CRITICAL | GHSA: GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp | CVE: CVE-2026-87902 | Package: WordPress/wordpress-develop

vulpecuna/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-22 18:32:56 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

Unauthenticated RCE on Wordpress

abraxas/CVE-2026-87902

github · Created 2026-09-22 18:13:48 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 85%

CVE-2026-87902 - WordPress - WordPress Core - High 8.1 - Unauthenticated GET /?page_id={id}&pagename=templates%252... - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (conditional RCE)

WordPress Core - PHP Template Path Traversal

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

26 Sep 2026
09:21 UTC

KEV confirmed by Security Affairs

Exploitation attested by an external source
25 Sep 2026
19:51 UTC

KEV confirmed by CVE

Exploitation attested by an external source
25 Sep 2026
19:40 UTC

Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
24 Sep 2026
06:30 UTC

KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

Exploitation attested by an external source
24 Sep 2026
04:30 UTC

Nuclei template available

Scanner coverage available
23 Sep 2026
12:32 UTC

Indicators of compromise added (25)

Indicators of compromise recorded
23 Sep 2026
12:32 UTC

Observed by Previdian sensors

Evidence-backed exploitation signal
22 Sep 2026
18:45 UTC

Added to the Previdian watchlist

Pro and Enterprise Watch users had 3 days of early warning before CISA KEV. Also 1 day before Previdian confirmed it as a KEV.
22 Sep 2026
18:13 UTC

Public PoC available

Public proof-of-concept code published
22 Sep 2026
16:44 UTC

CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
09 Sep 2026
15:00 UTC

CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.39979,
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CVE-2026-87902

WordPress Remote Code Execution

Tags

CVE References

Exploited in the wild

Active exploitation observed

Proof of concept available

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Observed signals

Scanner coverage

Virtual patch status

Attacker IP Indicators

Scanner Artifacts

Weaknesses

[webapps] WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal

All Mentions

Potential Proof of Concepts

KEV confirmed by Security Affairs

KEV confirmed by CVE

Added to CISA KEV

KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

Nuclei template available

Indicators of compromise added (25)

Observed by Previdian sensors

Added to the Previdian watchlist

Public PoC available

CVE published

CVE ID reserved

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