WordPress Security Updates – 19 July 2026

WordPress has released security updates to address two vulnerabilities affecting the WordPress Core.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to perform SQL injection attacks, which may lead to remote code execution on the affected system.

The addressed vulnerabilities:

1. WordPress REST API Batch-Route Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2026-63030):

  • CVSS: 9.8
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Remote Code Execution

2. WordPress Facilitated SQL Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2026-60137)

  • CVSS: 5.9
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Remote Code Execution

It should be highlighted that security researchers publicly disclosed a proof-ofconcept (PoC) for the vulnerabilities “CVE-2026-63030” and “CVE-2026-60137” that exist in the wild.

Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2026-63030
  • CVE-2026-60137
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

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