Vulnerability · CVE-2026-63030
WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability
Published Jul 17, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2026 · WordPress Core
Patch now
CVE-2026-63030 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 24, 2026. Confirm WordPress Core against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 10.65%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe wordpress/wordpress · vendor WordPress Core
WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.
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- cpe wordpress/wordpressversion unspecified
- vendor WordPress Coreversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-63030
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. CISA due date Jul 24, 2026.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-63030 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 24, 2026. Confirm WordPress Core against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-436. EPSS 10.65%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 17, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.
Jul 21, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Jul 24, 2026 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Oct 8, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-63030
WordPress Core contains an interpretation conflict vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-60137.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-63030
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-63030
30-day exploitation probability 10.6%
first.org - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/http/wordpress_wp2shell_sqli
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/wp_batch_desync_rce
Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-63030
WordPress 6.9.x before 6.9.5 and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 is affected by a REST API batch endpoint route confusion issue which, combined with the author__not_in WP_Query SQL Injection (CVE-2026-60137), could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution.
nvd.nist.gov - Patchstack DatabaseVendor advisoryCVE-2026-63030
WordPress 7.0.3 landed on 6 August 2026. It’s a security release with 12 different fixes covering pre-auth cross-site scripting (XSS), stored XSS, privilege escalation, information disclosure, CSS injection, an email verification bypass, and server-side request forgery. Patchstac
patchstack.com - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-63030
WordPress Core contains an interpretation conflict vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform SQL Injection and achieve Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-60137.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · api.vulncheck.com
- Vendor Advisory · github.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · isc.sans.edu
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · patchstack.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · previdian.com
- CISA note · wordpress.org
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · wiz.io
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · x.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.