# CVE-2026-93485: WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in WordPress, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93485, GHSA-2pgq-4jch-68j8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93485

## What is CVE-2026-93485?

CVE-2026-93485 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Automattic WordPress, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 7.1.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93485?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-93485?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-93485 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-93485 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Comment2Shell is a zero click pre auth RCE exploit for WordPress CVE-2026-93485. An anonymous comment plants stored XSS that fires when an admin views the post and drops a self deleting webshell. Full chain PoC with scanner interactive shell Nuclei template and Docker  (github_poc): https://github.com/DeathShotXD/Comment2Shell
- Laboratorio pedagógico de CVE-2026-93485 (Comment2Shell): stored XSS no autenticado en WordPress core vía wpautop -> RCE, con demo del root cause auto-verificada, control 7.1.1 y la vía Post2Shell (github_poc): https://github.com/686f6c61/POC-WP-CORE-CVE-2026-93485
- CVE-2026-93485 - Draft or TODO (github_poc): https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-93485
- CVE-2026-93485 (github_poc): https://github.com/0xredash/CVE-2026-93485
- WordPress Core < 7.1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment (Comment2Shell) (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-93485.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-93485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-93485 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Automattic WordPress, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-93485 exists.

Affected product: Automattic WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93485/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-93485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-93485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.