CVE-2026-60137

WordPress 6.8.x before 6.8.6, 6.9.x before 6.9.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.2 does not properly sanitise the author__not_in parameter of WP_Query, which could allow SQL Injection when a plugin or theme passes untrusted input to the parameter.

CVSS 3.1

5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

5.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CISA KEV

listed 2026-07-21, due 2026-08-04

CWE

CWE-89

Published

2026-07-17

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• wordpress:wordpress

References

• https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf
• https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-60137

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