Wordfence July 2026 bounty program received 1,077 reports
Original title: Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – July 2026
Validated WordPress plugin and theme flaws are disclosed to vendors and can get firewall coverage.
Wordfence said its bug bounty program received 1,077 vulnerability submissions in July 2026 from researchers looking at WordPress plugins and themes. The Threat Intelligence team triages reports and discloses validated issues to vendors, often through its Vulnerability Management Portal. Wordfence says Premium, Care and Response customers can receive firewall protection in real time, while free users are protected in 30 days. The published excerpt does not name specific vulnerabilities.
Unconfirmed: The excerpt does not identify which July submissions were validated or exploited.
- Submissions are validated, coordinated with vendors, and checked for patches.
- Wordfence says researchers are paid for valid submissions.
- The vendor portal for tracking submitted flaws is described as free.
From the original article
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In July 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 1077 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem.
By Chloe Chamberland · wordfence.com
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