# CVE-2026-87902: Hackers can take over WordPress sites through a theme flaw

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2026-09-25)
Who: Anyone with a WordPress website, including small business sites.
Do this: Update WordPress to the latest version. Check: Dashboard > Updates.

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is WordPress Core (CVE-2026-87902) 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-2026-87902. 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 Core contains a remote file inclusion vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to make page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories, leading to remote code execution.

## Sources
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87902
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87902

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