# CVE-2026-119977: Hackers can take over WordPress sites while they update

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2026-11-03)
Who: Anyone running a WordPress website, including small business and personal sites.
Do this: Update WordPress to the latest version, or ask your web host to do it, and avoid leaving updates half-finished.

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is WordPress WordPress Core (CVE-2026-119977) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2026-119977. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
WordPress WordPress Core contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades.

## Sources
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-core/wordpress-core-470-713-unauthenticated-upgrade-window-staged-installer-remote-code-execution
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119977
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119977

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