Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-18072

CVE-2026-18072 is listed by Protect The Shire solves one problem, but risks making another worse.

Published Jul 30, 2026 · WordPress WordPress

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-18072. EPSS is 2.98%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress WordPress is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.98%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
WordPress WordPress

CVE-2026-18072 is listed by Protect The Shire solves one problem, but risks making another worse.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-18072

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-18072. EPSS is 2.98%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress WordPress is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 30, 2026 · Patchstack Database

    Detected

    CVE-2026-18072 is listed by Protect The Shire solves one problem, but risks making another worse.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-18072

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-18072

    30-day exploitation probability 3.0%

    first.org
  • Patchstack DatabaseVendor advisoryCVE-2026-18072

    We looked at the data: what WordPress.org’s 24-hour update delay means for vulnerabilities and supply-chain attacks. WordPress.org’s new update-review policy – Protect the Shire – is doing exactly what it was built to do – for one kind of threat. For another, it’s quietly making

    patchstack.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.