CVE-2026-87902Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Unauthenticated code execution via page-template path traversal

Published Sep 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026

Path traversal in WordPress before 7.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute code by making page-template resolution include a local PHP file. The get_page_template() path resolution can accept a chosen readable PHP file outside the active theme directories and pass it into the template include flow. Exploitation is unauthenticated, but code execution requires a suitable local file plus specific server-environment and active-theme conditions.

CVSS severity9.2
Critical
EPSS probability39.98%
Next 30 days · Oct 18, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in WordPress before 7.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute code by making page-template resolution include a local PHP file. The get_page_template() path resolution can accept a chosen readable PHP file outside the active theme directories and pass it into the template include flow. Exploitation is unauthenticated, but code execution requires a suitable local file plus specific server-environment and active-theme conditions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-87902
Published
Sep 22, 2026
Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Vendor
WordPress.org
Product
WordPress
Classifications
CWE-98, CAPEC-193, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WordPress.org · WordPressversion=0 <7.1.2

Published CVSS scores

9.2WordPress GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-98Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CAPEC-193PHP Remote File Inclusion
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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