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Hackers Launch Over 240,000 Attacks Targeting WordPress Core Remote Code Execution Flaw

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Hackers have launched more than 240,000 exploit attempts against a WordPress core race-condition flaw that exposes websites to unauthenticated remote code execution during upgrades. Wordfence researcher István Márton reported that probing began October 28, 2026, the day WordPress released security patches. Tracked as CVE-2026-119977, the upgrade-window remote code execution issue affects unpatched releases across branches […] The post Hackers Launch Over 240,000 Attacks Targeting WordPress Core Remote Code Execution Flaw appeared first on Cyber Security News .

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