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WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours

Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a high-severity security flaw in WordPress Core shortly after patches were released. The vulnerability, which does not have a CVE identifier, relates to a case of remote code execution impacting WordPress Core versions 4.7 through 7.1.3.

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Severity
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Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

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    The Hacker News: WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours (opens a new tab)

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 30). WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000-8fc971e55b17

MLA

"WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours." KEVWire, 30 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000-8fc971e55b17.

Chicago

KEVWire. "WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours." Last modified October 30, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000-8fc971e55b17.

Evidence summary (plain text)

WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours (Oct 30, 2026).
Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a high-severity security flaw in WordPress Core shortly after patches were released.

The vulnerability, which does not have a CVE identifier, relates to a case of remote code execution impacting WordPress Core versions 4.7 through 7.1.3.
Sources:
The Hacker News: WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000.html
The Hacker News syndication feed: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Record ID: thehackernews-wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000-8fc971e55b17.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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