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WordPress RCE Attacks Surge Past 60,000 as Hackers Target Core Updates

Wordfence recorded more than 60,000 attempts to exploit a WordPress Core remote code execution flaw within 24 hours. Learn how the upgrade-time race condition works, which versions are affected and why WordPress 7.1.4 is urgent.

Uday Patil Oct 31, 2026 13 min read