wp2shell: Pre Authentication RCE in WordPress Core
Summary
Critical issue discovered in WordPress Core affecting the majority of WordPress-built sites. A pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) that can be used by attackers to run malicious code to steal data or seize control without requiring login details.
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--- id: 8949 title: "wp2shell: Pre Authentication RCE in WordPress Core" source_domain: slcyber.io source_url: "https://www.slcyber.io/research/wp2shell-pre-authentication-rce-in-wordpress-core" published_at: "2026-07-17T00:00:00Z" tags: ["rce", "vulnerability-research"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8949" lang: en --- # wp2shell: Pre Authentication RCE in WordPress Core ## Summary Critical issue discovered in WordPress Core affecting the majority of WordPress-built sites. A pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) that can be used by attackers to run malicious code to steal data or seize control without requiring login details. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** slcyber.io - **Published:** 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z - **Original:** https://www.slcyber.io/research/wp2shell-pre-authentication-rce-in-wordpress-core - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8949