The WordPress development team has released WordPress 7.0.4 to address a remote code execution vulnerability that affects specific server environments. The update is being distributed as a security release, and site owners are strongly encouraged to apply it without delay.
The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-65640, was reported by an external security vendor. It allows an authenticated user with Author privileges or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server under certain conditions. Exploitation requires the presence of both the Imagick and Ghostscript image-processing tools, which are commonly used for handling uploaded media files.
According to the advisory, an attacker can upload a malicious PostScript file that is processed by these components, resulting in remote code execution. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.0 base score of 8.8 and is rated High severity.
WordPress 7.0.4 can be installed manually from the administration dashboard. Sites configured for automatic background updates will receive the patch progressively. The team is also preparing backported fixes for the older 4.7 branch, which are expected to be released in the near future.


