CVE-2026-63030
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-63030 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-07-21) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2026-63030 is indexed in GitHub PoC and Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Serial number: AV26-723 Date: July 20, 2026 Date: July 21, 2026 On July 17, 2026, WordPress published a security advisory to address vulnerabilities in the following product: WordPress 7.0 – versions prior to 7.0.2 WordPress 6.9 – versions prior to 6.9.5 WordPress 6.8 – versions prior to 6.8.6 WordPress 7.1 beta – versions prior to 7.1 beta2 Open-source reporting indicates that CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030 are being exploited in the wild. Update 1 On July 21, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database. The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links and apply the necessary updates. Facilitated SQL injection vulnerability in the author__not_in parameter of WP_Query REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution WordPress 7.0.2 Release WordPress Releases CISA KEV: CVE-2026-60137 CISA KEV: CVE-2026-63030
CSIRTS triage
- What
- There are vulnerabilities in the WP_Query REST API that can lead to SQL injection and remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users and administrators of affected WordPress versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation of the vulnerabilities in the wild.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest versions of WordPress.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2026-63030 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (9)
- critical[NEW] [critical] WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code executioncert-bund · 2026-07-24
- unknownexploitedWordPress security advisory (AV26-723) - Update 1cccs · 2026-07-21
- highexploitedCISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalogcisa · 2026-07-21
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-63030: WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-07-21
- unknownWordPress Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert · 2026-07-20
- unknownexploitedMultiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)cert-fr-alerte · 2026-07-20
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in WordPress (July 20, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-20
- unknownNCSC-2026-0250 [1.00] [H/M] Vulnerabilities fixed in WordPress by Automatticncsc-nl · 2026-07-18
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-63030: WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint r…nvd · 2026-07-17
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