CVE-2026-97076 WordPress WP Rocket plugin < 3.23.5 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
An attacker can cause a denial of service in WP Rocket via executable regular expression errors, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97076?
CVE-2026-97076 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in WP Rocket, published on 9 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Executable Regular Expression Error vulnerability in WP Media WP Rocket wp-rocket allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Rocket: from n/a before 3.23.5.
Weakness: CWE-624
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97076?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97076?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-97076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvhh-7x6j-w7v5.