CVE-2026-60137

CRITICAL 9.1

WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query

CVSS Score

9.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

Vendor	wordpress
Product	wordpress
Ecosystems	PHP CMS
Industries	WebMedia
Published	Jul 17, 2026
Last Updated	Jul 17, 2026

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Affected Versions

WordPress / WordPress

6.8.0 < 6.8.6 6.9.0 < 6.9.5 7.0.0 < 7.0.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fpp7-x2x2-2mjf wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/

Credits

TF1T dtro haongo WordPress Security Team