High severity · published Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-93485
WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 7.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · Automattic
7.1; 7.0 through 7.0.4; 6.9 through 6.9.7; 6.8 through 6.8.8; 6.7 through 6.7.7; 6.6 through 6.6.7; +19 more · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
WordPress Comment2Shell Flaw Can Turn Anonymous Comment XSS Into RCE via Admin Session
A new flaw in WordPress core let an anonymous visitor leave a comment that planted a hidden script on the page. If a logged-in administrator later opened that page, the script could run code on the site's server.
WordPress fixed the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-93485 and called "Comment2Shell," on September 17 in version 7.1.1 and told site owners to update right away. There is
Sep 22, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93485
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93485
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/wordpress/wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-wordpress-7-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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