wp2shell Aftermath: The First Critical Unauthenticated WordPress Core RCE in Nearly a Decade
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the WordPress Security Team released security updates for WordPress Core addressing two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. The chain, now commonly referred to as wp2shell, was discovered and reported by Adam Kues of Assetnote / Searchlight Cyber, and we want to thank him … Read more