{
    "id": "CVE-2026-119977",
    "published": "2026-10-31 06:16:34",
    "last_modified": "2026-11-04 05:18:29",
    "cvss_score": "8.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-367",
    "description": "WordPress Core is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 4.7 through 7.1.3. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window.",
    "epss_score": "0.00600",
    "epss_percentile": "0.48751",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-11-06",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-11-04 06:37:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-11-06."
    },
    "products": [],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2026-119977",
        "date_added": "2026-11-03",
        "due_date": "2026-11-06",
        "vendor": "WordPress",
        "product": "WordPress Core",
        "name": "WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php#L162",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L378",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1549",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.3/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php#L282",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L346",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1.4/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php#L1545",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-4/",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4b4da0cf-d9f4-47c4-a0e8-6c4dc5a6f250?source=cve",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-119977",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-core/wordpress-core-470-713-unauthenticated-upgrade-window-staged-installer-remote-code-execution"
    ]
}