Last week, there were 655 vulnerabilities disclosed in 406 WordPress Plugins and 100 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 236 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 5, 2026 to October 11, 2026)
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