Hackers exploited a critical WordPress flaw within hours of the patch
THE SO WHAT
Exploitation of CVE-2026-87902 within hours of the fix going live is another reminder that patch release is now an exploit trigger, not the end of the incident. If you run WordPress anywhere in your stack, treat 7.1.2 and backported patches as urgent and verify your hosting provider’s rollout, not just your own.
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