WordPress — known exploited vulnerabilities
The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (KEV) lists vulnerabilities that CISA has confirmed are being exploited in the wild; U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate each entry by its due date. This page joins the KEV entries for WordPress with NVD CVSS scores and CISA's ransomware-campaign flag. See our methodology or browse all CVEs.
Key findings
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog lists 6 WordPress vulnerabilities confirmed as exploited in the wild across 4 products; none are currently flagged as used in known ransomware campaigns. Core is the most-affected product, with 3 entries (50% of the total). CISA added 3 entries in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in 2025. Across the 6 entries with an NVD CVSS score (100% of the total), the average score is 7.9; 2 entries are rated critical by NVD. The most recent addition is CVE-2026-87902 (WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability), added on 2026-09-25.
Affected products
| Product | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Core | 3 | 50% |
| File Manager Plugin | 1 | 17% |
| Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin | 1 | 17% |
| Social Warfare Plugin | 1 | 17% |
Entries added per year
By date added to the KEV catalog
Exploited WordPress vulnerabilities (6)
Newest first. CVSS scores from NVD where available.
| CVE | Product | Vulnerability | Date added | Ransomware | CVSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-87902 | Core | WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability | 2026-09-25 | — | HIGH8.1 |
| CVE-2026-60137 | Core | WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability | 2026-07-21 | — | MEDIUM5.9 |
| CVE-2026-63030 | Core | WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability | 2026-07-21 | — | CRITICAL9.8 |
| CVE-2020-25213 | File Manager Plugin | WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | — | CRITICAL10.0 |
| CVE-2020-11738 | Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin | WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | — | HIGH7.5 |
| CVE-2019-9978 | Social Warfare Plugin | WordPress Social Warfare Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | — | MEDIUM6.1 |
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, joined with NIST NVD CVSS data. Vendor names are normalized across spellings. Compare all vendors.