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Hackers Actively Exploiting WordPress Vulnerability to Execute Malicious Code
The critical WordPress vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 is being actively exploited, with activity progressing from reconnaissance to attempts to write malicious PHP files on vulnerable servers. The flaw affects WordPress Core versions 4.7.0 through 7.1.1 and has been fixed in WordPress 7.1.2 and backported releases. Patchstack researchers reported that exploitation began on September 22, shortly after the […] The post Hackers Actively Exploiting WordPress Vulnerability to Execute Malicious Code appeared first on Cyber Security News.
The critical WordPress vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 is being actively exploited, with activity progressing from reconnaissance to attempts to write malicious PHP files on vulnerable servers. The flaw affects WordPress Core versions 4.7.0 through 7.1.1 and has been fixed in WordPress 7.1.2 and backported releases. Patchstack researchers reported that exploitation began…
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