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Plugins · wp-multibyte-patch · data as of 2026-11-01

Is WP Multibyte Patch safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known vulnerabilities on record for WP Multibyte Patch

As of 2026-11-01, none of the sources we check list a vulnerability for this plugin. That is not proof it has none; keep it updated.

Latest version
2.9.4
Last updated
2026-10-25
Active installs
1+ million
Known issues on record
0
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4

Multibyte functionality enhancement for the WordPress Japanese package. — by Seisuke Kuraishi

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (2.9.4). Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-multibyte-patch --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-multibyte-patch updates it.

Known vulnerabilities

None on record in the sources we check, as of 2026-11-01.

Recent activity

Where this data comes from

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