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Unauthenticated RCE in Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Under Active Exploit

2026-10-12 20:16 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #wordpress#rce#active-exploitation
  • Engineer — Act: Active exploitation plus a public PoC on GitHub means any WordPress instance running Bricksforge is at immediate risk; update the plugin to the patched version now or disable it entirely while you assess impact.
  • SOC/IR — Act: Assume-breach sweep is warranted for any WordPress infrastructure: hunt for newly written PHP files under wp-content/plugins/bricksforge/, review web server logs for unauthenticated POST requests to plugin endpoints, and search EDR/SIEM for web shell execution patterns since the PoC dropped.
  • Leader — Skip
  • Signals: CVE-2026-85097 — CISA KEV: not listed, EPSS 0.00, public PoC on GitHub
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