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WordPress Pre-Auth XSS (CVE-2026-64638) Chains to PHP RCE

2026-08-09 11:41 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #wordpress#xss#rce
  • Engineer — Act: Public PoC exists on GitHub for a flaw affecting every WordPress version; update WordPress core to the patched release immediately, as the chain to server-side PHP execution is demonstrated even though it requires an admin to visit an attacker page.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: With a public PoC but EPSS of 0.01 and no KEV listing, active exploitation is not yet confirmed; build or tune a detection for anomalous reflected XSS patterns hitting the WordPress login endpoint and alert on unexpected admin-session activity following external link clicks.
  • Leader — Skip
  • Signals: CVE-2026-64638 — CISA KEV: not listed, EPSS 0.01, public PoC on GitHub
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