wiz.io/blog· Jul 20, 2026· by Shahar Dorfman🔍 CVE-2026-63030

Exploitation in the Wild of wp2shell

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Wiz Research has identified exploitation of "wp2shell", a critical pre-auth RCE vulnerability chain impacting WordPress Core (CVE-2026-63030 & CVE-2026-60137). Attackers are deploying persistent webshells on vulnerable servers. Organizations should prioritize patching or applying WAF mitigations.
🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)
💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.
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