WordPress 6.9.6

WordPress 6.9.6 has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2026; it is fixed as of August 2026. Their average CVSS score is 8.8, and the most serious one scores 8.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high.

The most common weakness is Unrestricted Upload Of File With Dangerous Type, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for WordPress 6.9.6 has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by pwn.ai Team.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSHigh

8.8/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 8.8CVE-2026-65640

WordPress Core <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload

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Vulnerability Records

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2026-08-12 00:00	WordPress Core <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload WordPress 6.9.6 4.7.0 – 7.0.3 · 24 branches	`CVE-2026-65640`	8.8 High	pwn.ai Team	Yes

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