WordPress vulnerabilities
- WordPress has 21 CVE records published between 28 Oct 2023 and 28 Oct 2026, ranking #247 of 420 vendors on this site by that count.
- Of the 21 with a CVSS score, 7 (33.3%) are rated critical or high; 0 (0% of all) have no CVSS score.
- 6 vulnerabilities attributed to WordPress are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog; the most recent, CVE-2026-87902, was added on 25 Sep 2026.
- None of them is marked as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- For the 6 KEV entries with a published CVE record, the median time from CVE publication to KEV listing is 212 days.
Records are attributed to WordPress from the vendor named in the source records. About the data.
CVE records per year
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| Year | CVE records |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 8 |
2026 is partial (through 28 Oct 2026), shown in a lighter bar.
| Year | Records | Critical | High | Critical or high | Not scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 75% | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10% | 0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 60% | 0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 57.1% | 0% |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23.1% | 0% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Exploited vulnerabilities in CISA's KEV catalog
| CVE | Product | Name | Added | Ransomware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-87902 | Core | WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability | 2026-09-25 | Unknown |
| CVE-2026-60137 | Core | WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability | 2026-07-21 | Unknown |
| CVE-2026-63030 | Core | WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability | 2026-07-21 | Unknown |
| CVE-2019-9978 | Social Warfare Plugin | WordPress Social Warfare Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-11738 | Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin | WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-25213 | File Manager Plugin | WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.
Highest exploit-prediction scores (EPSS)
EPSS estimates the probability that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days. These are the 10 highest-scoring WordPress records today.
| CVE | EPSS | Percentile | Severity | In KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-11738 | 97.8% | 99.9% | High | Yes |
| CVE-2022-21661 | 97.8% | 99.9% | High | No |
| CVE-2020-25213 | 97.3% | 99.9% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2026-87902 | 95.8% | 99.9% | High | Yes |
| CVE-2021-29447 | 85.7% | 99.7% | High | No |
| CVE-2019-9978 | 72.9% | 99.5% | Medium | Yes |
| CVE-2022-21662 | 64.5% | 99.2% | High | No |
| CVE-2020-11027 | 13.6% | 96.5% | Medium | No |
| CVE-2026-63030 | 10.6% | 95.8% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2026-60137 | 5.3% | 92.6% | Medium | Yes |
Source: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.