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WordPress Pre-Auth XSS (CVE-2026-64638) Can Escalate to RCE: Patch ASAP
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WordPress Pre-Auth XSS (CVE-2026-64638) Can Escalate to RCE: Patch ASAP

August 7, 2026 — A high-severity WordPress pre auth XSS vulnerability has been fixed in WordPress core, impacting every currently supported version of the popular content management system prior to version 7.0.3. Tracked as CVE-2026-64638 with a CVSS score of 8.9, this flaw requires zero attacker privileges to trigger. Security researchers at pwn.ai discovered the ... Read more

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WordPress Pre-Auth XSS (CVE-2026-64638) Can Escalate to RCE: Patch ASAP
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WordPress Pre-Auth XSS (CVE-2026-64638) Can Escalate to RCE: Patch ASAP

August 7, 2026 — A high-severity WordPress pre auth XSS vulnerability has been fixed in WordPress core, impacting every currently supported version of the popular content management system prior to version 7.0.3. Tracked as CVE-2026-64638 with a CVSS score of 8.9, this flaw requires zero attacker privileges to trigger. Security researchers at pwn.ai discovered the ... Read more

Aug 7, 2026