Critical WordPress Flaws Leave Tens of Millions of Sites Open to Complete Takeover

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai · TechCrunch · 2026-07-20

TechCrunch reports that cybersecurity researchers are tracking active exploitation of two severe vulnerabilities within the WordPress ecosystem. While the platform has initiated forced updates for many users, millions of websites running versions 6.9.0 through 7.0.1 remain unpatc

TechCrunch reports that cybersecurity researchers are tracking active exploitation of two severe vulnerabilities within the WordPress ecosystem. While the platform has initiated forced updates for many users, millions of websites running versions 6.9.0 through 7.0.1 remain unpatc