CVE-2026-63030

WordPress Core: Interpretation Conflict

As of , CVE-2026-63030 in WordPress Core is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch now.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 21 July 2026
US federal deadline
24 July 20263 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
Forensic triage
Required by CISA under BOD 26-04Agencies must also look for signs that attackers already got in.
EPSS score
0.10Higher than 95% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
2 Metasploit modules
Fix
Vendor advice: wordpress.orgLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

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.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

WordPress Core contains an interpretation conflict vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-60137.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from WPScan

CVE published
17 July 2026
Assigned by
WPScan
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-436
Interpretation Conflict
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

  • Metasploit: WordPress WP2Shell REST API Batch Route Confusion SQLi to RCEexploit module, rank excellent
  • Metasploit: WordPress Core wp2shell Unauthenticated SQL Injection via REST Batch Route Confusionauxiliary module, rank normal

Core: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2026-87902Remote File InclusionWordPress CorePatch nowForensic triage required by CISA; listed in the last 14 days0.46
CVE-2026-60137SQL InjectionWordPress CorePatch this weekMetasploit module0.06

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