Is WordPress secure in 2026?

WordPress has a security score of 22/100 with 11334 total CVEs on record, including 387 critical severity and 23 actively exploited (CISA KEV). Overall score: 44/100. Verdict: caution. Data from NVD/NIST, July 2026.

How many CVEs does WordPress have?

WordPress has 11334 total CVEs in the NVD database as of July 2026. Of these, 387 are critical severity (CVSS 9.0+), 23 are confirmed actively exploited per CISA KEV, and 4200 were disclosed in the past year. Average CVSS: 6.1.

What is WordPress's WebPulse score?

WordPress scores 44/100 on the WebPulse framework health index. This composite score covers 7 dimensions: security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness (35/100), developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. WordPress scores 45/100. Consider migrating to: astro, nextjs, hugo.

What are the best alternatives to WordPress?

Based on WebPulse scoring, recommended alternatives to WordPress include: astro, nextjs, hugo. These frameworks score higher overall on security, AI-readiness, and ecosystem health. Compare them directly on our framework comparison pages.

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WordPress scores 45/100. Consider migrating to: astro, nextjs, hugo.

Recommended alternatives: astro, nextjs, hugo

Dimension breakdown

Security

Performance

Ecosystem

Ai Readiness

Developer Experience

Market Trajectory

Cost Of Ownership

Security

11334 total CVEs on record. 387 critical severity. 23 actively exploited (CISA KEV).

Total Cves 11,334

Critical Cves 387

Exploited Cves 23

Avg Cvss 6.1

Cves Last Year 4,200

Performance

Average performance. Room for optimization.

Ecosystem

19,500 GitHub stars. 450 contributors. 8 releases in the last year.

Stars 19,500

Contributors 450

Releases Last Year 8

Avg Issue Close Days 45

Ai Readiness

Poor AI-readiness. Built for human-browser consumption. Bloated HTML output, plugin-injected content, weak or bolted-on API support.

Structured Output 35

Api First 0.0

Headless Capable 0.0

Developer Experience

Adequate developer experience. Established patterns but some friction.

Market Trajectory

Score 75

Market Share Pct 43.0

Cost Of Ownership

High cost. Significant hosting, maintenance, and security patching burden.

Actively exploited vulnerabilities

Updated 2026-10-11

7 entries

7 confirmed vulnerabilities being actively exploited in real attacks right now. Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities.

98% probability of exploitation within 30 days EPSS score · FIRST.org

Latest entry: 2026-09-25

            WordPress scores 45/100 overall. Strongest dimension: market trajectory (75). Weakest: security (22).
        

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