CVE-2026-87902

Description

An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
WordPress	WordPress	< 7.1.2	7.1.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 14	wordpress	7.1.2+dfsg1-1	—
Debian 13	wordpress	6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1	—
Debian 12	wordpress	No fix yet	—

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 26.10	wordpress	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—

Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	wordpress	No fix yet	—

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

WordPress 7.0.2 - Path Travesal EDB-52690 · webapps · Oct 1, 2026

GitHub 24 repositories · most starred shown

ressl/cve-2026-87902-poc ★ 46 · Sep 22, 2026

PoC for CVE-2026-87902 — unauthenticated path traversal in WordPress page-template resolution (local PHP inclusion, conditional RCE) with a pinned vulnerable lab
abraxas/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 36 · Sep 22, 2026

CVE-2026-87902 - WordPress - WordPress Core - Critical 9.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (conditional RCE)
tc4dy/CVE-2026-87902-Toolkit ★ 15 · Sep 23, 2026

CVE-2026-87902 – WordPress Core LFI→RCE Toolkit (CVSS 9.2) - Red/Blue Team suite for WordPress 4.7–7.1.1. | 2 tools: Full Exploit (LFI, PEAR RCE, admin create, webshell, reverse shell, loot, mass sca…
dinosn/cve-2026-87902-wordpress-lfi-lab ★ 13 · Sep 23, 2026

Reproduction lab + URL-list scanner + PoC for CVE-2026-87902 / GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp — WordPress get_page_template() unauthenticated LFI to conditional RCE (WP 4.7.0-7.1.1, fixed 7.1.2). Authorized/def…
vulpecuna/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 9 · Sep 22, 2026

Unauthenticated RCE on Wordpress
tonydelouvre/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 5 · Sep 29, 2026

XWP_RCE — CVE-2026-87902 Hacker Console
HackfutSecRoot/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 3 · Sep 28, 2026

CVE-2026-87902 — WordPress Core LFI → RCE by Hackfut
crowsec-edtech/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 3 · Sep 25, 2026

Proof of concept for vulnerability CVE-2026-87902 in Wordpress
ynsmroztas/WPSniper ★ 3 · Sep 23, 2026

CVE-2026-87902 detector. WordPress get_page_template LFI class. Detect-only. Authorized lab.
Hassham1/CVE-2026-87902 ★ 2 · Sep 23, 2026

WordPress Core <= 7.1.1 unauthenticated LFI to RCE - validation lab, PoC, nuclei template (GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp)

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.