PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Patchstack Security safe?
Patchstack automatically identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins, themes, and core.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
patchstack - Author: Patchstack
- 50000+ active installs
- 98/100 rating (61 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 690014 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2021-11-01
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.3.7
- Last updated: 2026-07-28 7:54am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 5.6+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): <8.0
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Patchstack Security. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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