Week 45 – Checked and Betrayed in WordPress Core

02 – 08 Nov 2026

What happens when a security check gives attackers just the opening they need?

This week’s CVE of the Week explores CVE-2026-119977, a high-severity WordPress vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious code by exploiting a race condition during updates.

Discover in the latest White Hat article how a split-second timing flaw can put an entire website at risk.

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