# WordPress RCE Flaw Triggers Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in 24 Hours

Attackers launched roughly 63,000 attempts in a single day to exploit a remote code execution vulnerability in WordPress, according to reporting by The Hacker News. The volume of activity signals active, widespread scanning and exploitation efforts against the widely used publishing platform. Sites running affected versions should patch immediately, since successful RCE exploitation can give attackers full control of a server.

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### Security
- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wordpress-rce-flaw-draws-nearly-63000.html) — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:38:14 +0530