---
id: 7670
title: "CVE-2026-63030 & CVE-2026-60137: WordPress Core Pre-Authentication RCE Overview & Takeaways"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/critical-vulnerability/cve-2026-63030-cve-2026-60137-wordpress-core-rce/"
published_at: "2026-07-20T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["rce", "wordpress", "sqli", "cve-2026-63030", "cve-2026-60137", "in-the-wild", "patch-now"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7670"
lang: en
---

# CVE-2026-63030 & CVE-2026-60137: WordPress Core Pre-Authentication RCE Overview & Takeaways

## Summary

The wp2shell chain pairs REST API route confusion (CVE-2026-63030) with WP_Query SQL injection (CVE-2026-60137) for unauthenticated full RCE on WordPress Core, now actively exploited in the wild.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/critical-vulnerability/cve-2026-63030-cve-2026-60137-wordpress-core-rce/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7670