Title: Version 7.0.4
Author: Lance Willett
Published: August 12, 2026

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# Version 7.0.4

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#summary)
    - [Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#security-updates)
 * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#change-log)
    - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)
    - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)

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On August 12, 2026, WordPress 7.0.4 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your
site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/releases/](https://wordpress.org/download/releases/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [Get Started With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/get-started-with-wordpress/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress-classic/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/upgrade/upgrading/)
 * [WordPress Courses](https://learn.wordpress.org/courses/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

### 󠀁[Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#security-updates)󠁿

This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release,**
it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.**
The security team would
like to thank the following people for [responsibly reporting vulnerabilities](https://hackerone.com/wordpress?type=team),
and allowing them to be fixed in this release:

 * An authenticated Author+ remote code execution issue via malicious file upload
   on sites that use Imagick and Ghostscript reported by the team at pwn.ai

As a courtesy, these fixes are also available in older affected branches of WordPress.
As a reminder, **only the most recent version of WordPress is actively supported.**

 * WordPress 6.9 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.9.7](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-7/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.8 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.8.8](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-8-8/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.7 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.7.7](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-7-7/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.6 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.6.7](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-7/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.5 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.5.10](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-10/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.4 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.4.10](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-4-10/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.3 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.3.10](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-3-10/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.2 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.2.11](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-2-11/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.1 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.1.12](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-12/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 6.0 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 6.0.14](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-0-14/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.9 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.9.16](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-9-16/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.8 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.8.15](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-8-15/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.7 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.7.17](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-7-17/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.6 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.6.19](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-6-19/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.5 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.5.20](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-5-20/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.4 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.4.21](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-4-21/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.3 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.3.23](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-3-23/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.2 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.2.26](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-2-26/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.1 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.1.24](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-24/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 5.0 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 5.0.27](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-27/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 4.9 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 4.9.31](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-4-9-31/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 4.8 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 4.8.30](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-4-8-30/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 4.7 is affected by this vulnerability. [Version 4.7.35](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-4-7-35/)
   has been released containing a fix.
 * WordPress 4.6 and earlier no longer receive security updates.

## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#change-log)󠁿

### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    /wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
    ```

### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿

No package was revised.

First published

August 12, 2026

Last updated