CVE-2026-66666
WordPress Core <= 7.1.2 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure of Comments on Private and Unpublished Posts via Comment Feed vulnerability
CVSS
6.9MediumExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.29%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.
This issue affects WordPress: from 7.1 through 7.1.2, from 7.0 through 7.0.6, from 6.9 through 6.9.9, from 6.8 through 6.8.10, from 6.7 through 6.7.9, and from 6.6 through 6.6.9.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 6
- WordPressaffected: 7.1 through 7.1.2CVE List
- WordPressaffected: 7.0 through 7.0.6CVE List
- WordPressaffected: 6.9 through 6.9.9CVE List
- WordPressaffected: 6.8 through 6.8.10CVE List
- WordPressaffected: 6.7 through 6.7.9CVE List
- WordPressaffected: 6.6 through 6.6.9CVE List
References 3
- wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-3-maintenance-and-security-release/Advisoryvia CVE List
- patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-7-1-3-security-release?_s_id=cveAdvisoryvia CVE List
- patchstack.com/database/wordpress/wordpress/wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-wordpress-7-1-2-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cveReferencevia CVE List