# CISA Confirms WordPress Flaw Under Active Exploitation

> CISA reports WordPress upgrade flaw being actively exploited by attackers.
- Title: CISA Confirms WordPress Flaw Under Active Exploitation
- Summary: CISA reports WordPress upgrade flaw being actively exploited by attackers. CISA confirmed a WordPress upgrade vulnerability (CVE-2026-119977) is under active…
- Keywords: cisa, wordpress, cve-2026-119977, active exploitation, binding operational directive 26-04, federal civilian executive branch, RuntimeWire
- Source: RuntimeWire — https://runtimewire.com/article/cisa-wordpress-upgrade-flaw-active-exploitation
- Author: RuntimeWire
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:51:39.962+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cisa, wordpress, cve-2026-119977, active exploitation, binding operational directive 26-04, federal civilian executive branch, technology, ai
## CISA Confirms Vulnerability
CISA added CVE-2026-119977 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3rd, 2026, citing active exploitation.
## Attackers Exploit Staging Path
Attackers can turn seconds spent unpacking an official WordPress update into unauthenticated code execution by polling a predictable staging path.
## Federal Agencies Must Patch
Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies have until November 6th, 2026, to remediate the flaw under Binding Operational Directive 26-04.
## Key takeaway

CISA confirmed a WordPress upgrade vulnerability (CVE-2026-119977) is under active exploitation as of November 3rd, 2026, requiring federal agencies to patch by November 6th, 2026.