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WordPress Core: WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
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- started
- Sep 25, 2026
- closed
- Sep 25, 2026
- CVEs
- 1
- sources
- 3
## summary
WordPress Core contains a remote file inclusion vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to make page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories, leading to remote code execution. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-09-25.
severity: Actively exploited (CISA KEV)
## cve ids[1]
## affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
## fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
## timeline[1]
CISA added CVE-2026-87902 to the KEV catalog (due 2026-09-28).
## advisories[3]
## notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
