Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-93485WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress from Automattic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 44.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wordpress | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Debian:13 | wordpress | 6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Debian:14 | wordpress | 7.1.1+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93485 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93485 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Automattic | WordPress | 7.17.0 – through 7.0.46.9 – through 6.9.76.8 – through 6.8.86.7 – through 6.7.76.6 – through 6.6.76.5 – through 6.5.106.4 – through 6.4.10 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L