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CVE-2026-63030

WordPress SQL Injection

WordPress / WordPress · affected before 6.9.5

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
95.6%
First observed
19 Jul 2026
Last observed
19 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-63030 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting WordPress WordPress. 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...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

WordPress / WordPress affected before 6.9.5.

What should we do?

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

Overview

WordPress SQL Injection

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status
WordPress WordPress Before 6.9.5 Affected
WordPress WordPress Before 7.0.2 Affected
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Published
17 Jul 2026
Exploitation Reported
18 Jul 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress nuclei_scanner cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

PatchStack

Recorded 18 Jul 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 19 Jul 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 17 Jul 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Rapid7 First 2026-07-17 22:23 UTC
PatchStack 2026-07-18 16:03 UTC
KEV Intelligence 2026-07-20 07:53 UTC
Tenable Blog 2026-07-20 13:36 UTC
Dark Reading 2026-07-20 21:38 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-07-21 12:00 UTC
CISA 2026-07-21 14:32 UTC
CVE 2026-07-21 16:01 UTC
BleepingComputer 2026-07-21 16:41 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

2,884

Attempts observed

142

Unique attacker IPs

24

Attacker countries

BG · CA · CH · DE · ES · FR · GB · ID · IN · IR · IT · JP · KH · LT · LU · MX · MY · NL · RS · SG · TR · UA · US · VN

14

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 33 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 19 Aug 2026

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First observed 19 Jul 2026 · Last observed 19 Aug 2026

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Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
122
User-Agents
81

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Virtual patch status

KEV Intelligence virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

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Attacker IP Indicators

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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-2026-63030.yaml 18 Jul 2026

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

95.6%

Weaknesses

Interpretation Conflict CWE-436

Recent mention · Rapid7

Metasploit Wrap Up: Lot of summer shells and fit http profiles

This wrap-up brings a full-on shell parade. Thirteen shiny new modules landed, starting with a buffet of RCEs. WordPress WP2Shell, Ghost CMS, Joomla JCE, Langflow, OpenCATS, Pterodactyl Panel, SonicWall SMA1000, Ray Dashboard, a Pix-for-WooCommerce, and for those who like...

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Recent mention · Rapid7

Metasploit Wrap Up: Lot of summer shells and fit http profiles

Rapid7 · 14 Aug 2026

This wrap-up brings a full-on shell parade. Thirteen shiny new modules landed, starting with a buffet of RCEs. WordPress WP2Shell, Ghost CMS, Joomla JCE, Langflow, OpenCATS, Pterodactyl Panel, SonicWall SMA1000, Ray Dashboard, a Pix-for-WooCommerce, and for those who like their exploits closer to the bare-metal, the Fragnesia Linux kernel LPE (CVE-2026-46300). Metasploit also got the glow-up of the summer with the new http malleable profiles, MCP functionality and linux multi fetch payloads (more details on the [official 6.5 release blog...

Recent mention · BleepingComputer

Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshells

BleepingComputer · 21 Jul 2026

Hackers are exploiting the "wp2shell" critical vulnerability suite (CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137) affecting WordPress Core to deploy persistent webshells and install malicious plugins on affected servers. [...]

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

All CISA Advisories · 21 Jul 2026

CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2021-27137 DD-WRT Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2026-0770 Langflow Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability   CVE-2026-63030 WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability   CVE-2026-60137 WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive...

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

WordPress wp2shell Exploitation Grows as Public Exploit Fuels Mass Scanning

TheHackerNews · 21 Jul 2026

Attackers have begun to exploit two critical vulnerabilities in WordPress that, when combined together, enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) and complete compromise of vulnerable websites. The two security flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, have been codenamed wp2shell. "By the early hours of Saturday morning (UTC), successful exploitation was already well

Recent mention · Dark Reading

'WP2Shell' Opens Millions of WordPress Sites to Remote Takeover

Dark Reading · 20 Jul 2026

Barely three days after disclosure, attackers are widely chaining together CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030 to lob exploit attempts against one of the largest attack surfaces on the Internet.

Recent mention · Tenable Blog

wp2shell (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137): Frequently asked questions about remote code execution chain in WordPress Core

Tenable Blog · 20 Jul 2026

An unauthenticated attacker can chain two WordPress Core vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, to achieve remote code execution against affected WordPress installations. Multiple security firms have confirmed active in-the-wild exploitation within days of public disclosure, and public proof-of-concept exploits are circulating.Key takeaways:Two WordPress Core vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, can be chained together to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution against WordPress 6.9.x and 7.0.x installations. Multiple security firms have confirmed...

Recent mention · Imperva

Imperva Customers Protected Against “wp2shell” Pre-Authentication RCE in WordPress Core

Imperva · 18 Jul 2026

TL;DR: A critical pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, dubbed “wp2shell” (CVE-2026-63030), has been identified in WordPress Core. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable WordPress installation without any preconditions, such as plugins or specific configurations. Given that WordPress powers over 500 million websites, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the global web ecosystem.  […] The post Imperva Customers Protected Against “wp2shell” Pre-Authentication RCE in WordPress Core appeared first on Blog.

Recent mention · Daily CyberSecurity

WordPress Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-63030: Vulnerability Details and PoC Exploit Code Now Public

Daily CyberSecurity · 18 Jul 2026

TL;DR WordPress shipped 7.0.2 on July 17, 2026 to fix a critical flaw chain. The bug is a The post WordPress Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-63030: Vulnerability Details and PoC Exploit Code Now Public appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

Recent mention · Wordfence

PSA: WordPress Core Patched Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Chain

Wordfence · 17 Jul 2026

On July 17, 2026, the WordPress Security Team released updates to WordPress core addressing two security vulnerabilities. The first is an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-60137, while the second can be chained with the SQL injection to increase its impact to unauthenticated remote code execution and is identified as CVE-2026-63030. To protect WordPress ...Read More The post PSA: WordPress Core Patched Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Chain appeared first on Wordfence.

Recent mention · Rapid7

CVE-2026-63030: wp2shell a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WordPress Core

Rapid7 · 17 Jul 2026

OverviewOn July 17, 2026, a GitHub Security Advisory was published for CVE-2026-63030, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting WordPress Core. While the official GitHub security advisory classifies the severity as Critical, the vulnerability has currently been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5. WordPress is one of the most widely deployed content management systems, making vulnerabilities in its core software potentially significant for organizations operating public-facing websites. The vulnerability reportedly allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code...

Potential Proof of Concepts

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AnggaTechI/CVE-2026-63030

github · Created 2026-08-05 21:21:12 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

WordPress Core Pre-Auth RCE — Batch Route Confusion + SQL Injection

x-znn/CVE-2026-63030

github · Created 2026-08-04 11:23:02 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

WordPress 7.0.1 pre-auth fresh-administrator chain to RCE

pruva · Created 2026-07-19 05:30:49 UTC

Severity: CRITICAL | CVE: CVE-2026-63030 | Package: WordPress Core

WordPress Core 6.9-7.0.1 - Pre-Auth Blind SQL Injection (Batch-Route Confusion)

nuclei · Created Unknown

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by BleepingComputer

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  5. KEV confirmed by Dark Reading

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  6. KEV confirmed by Tenable Blog

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  7. Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  8. Indicators of compromise added (147)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  9. KEV confirmed by PatchStack

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  10. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  11. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  12. Private PoC available

    Pro-only proof-of-concept available

  13. Virtual patch available

    Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation

  14. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  15. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  16. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-63030",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.95605,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 2884, "sensors": 14 }
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