National CERT/CC@CERT_UG
#PatchAlert: wp2shell is being actively exploited. Pre-auth RCE in WordPress Core, no plugins, no login needed.
Update to 7.0.2 or 6.9.5 immediately.
Full breakdown by Elastic Security Labs below.
#CyberSafeUG #wp2shell #WordPress
Elastic Security Labs @elasticseclabswp2shell PoCs went public within hours of disclosure, and we are seeing active exploitation. Pre-auth RCE in WordPress Core. No plugins required. CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137. We ran the Icex0 PoC end-to-end with Elastic Defend. On the host, every run ends the same way. The web server writes PHP under wp-content/plugins/, then spawns a shell. 4 rules caught it: - Payload Execution by Web Server: EDR, kills the shell on launch - PHP File Creation in WordPress Plugin Directory: catches the drop before execution - Suspicious Command Execution via Web Server: flags discovery commands from the web parent - Unusual Command Execution via Web Server: alerts on command lines the host has never run The PoC self-cleans after running. A missing plugin folder doesn't mean a clean host. Patch to 7.0.2 or 6.9.5. Hunt the IOCs while tooling is still stock. Full rule walkthrough, process lineage, and Attack Discovery correlation:
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