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As of October 2026: Mullenweg remains its leader; project operations unaffected
Automattic's board voted September 9 to put founder Matt Mullenweg on paid leave and name CFO Mark Davies interim CEO. Mullenweg was back in charge 33 hours and 20 minutes later, and he replaced the directors who tried to remove him.
Updated Oct 6
As of September 2026: Shipped fix in 7.1.2, backported to all supported branches
A critical flaw in WordPress core has sat in every release since 2016. On September 22, WordPress shipped a fix in version 7.1.2 — and attackers began probing for vulnerable sites within five hours.
Updated Sep 22
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