Vulnerability in WordPress (August 13, 2026)

unknownpublic exploitCVE-2026-65640

A vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress. It allows an attacker to cause arbitrary remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: WordPress product: WordPress Remote code execution

What: A vulnerability in WordPress allows arbitrary remote code execution.
Who is affected: WordPress installations running affected versions (unspecified).
Urgency: High; remote code execution is exploitable and poses immediate risk.
Action: Apply available WordPress security updates for CVE-2026-65640.

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Details

Source: CERT-FR Avis de sécurité (FR · national-cert · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-08-13
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-1018/

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-656400.88% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 56% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-65640	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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