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wp2shell Aftermath: The First Critical Unauthenticated WordPress Core RCE in Nearly a Decade

Wordfence Blog • • WordPress

wp2shell is a critical unauthenticated RCE chain in WordPress Core, patched July 17, 2026. See who's affected, the exploitation timeline, and what to do now.

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