Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – January 2026

Last month in January 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 897 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team, with validated vulnerabilities responsibly disclosed to vendors, often through the … Read more

WordPress 7.0 Beta 1

WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.0 Beta … Read more

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 9, 2026 to February 15, 2026)

 Triple Threat Bug Bounty Challenge  Hunt High Threat vulnerabilities and earn triple the incentives! Now through April 6, 2026, earn three stacked bonuses on all valid submissions from our ‘High Threat Vulnerabilities’ list:  2x all high threat vulnerability bounties (excluding 5,000,000+ installs)  +30% bonus for high threat vulnerabilities in software with 30,000+ active installs (excluding 5,000,000+ installs)  $300 extra for every … Read more