What’s new in WordPress 5.8.2: 1 security issue and two bug fixes

Last updated: Feb 6, 2022

WordPress 5.8.2 was released on November 10, 2021. It is a security update that fixes vulnerabilities. WordPress 5.8.2 fixes one security issue and two bugs.

WordPress 5.8.2 Release Date

WordPress 5.8.2 was released on November 10, 2021. Update promptly for security releases.

Release dates for each version of WordPress are listed here. Please refer to it when you check the release date of other versions.

What’s new in WordPress 5.8.2

Updating to WordPress 5.8.2 fixes one security issue and two bugs.

• ca-bundle.crt contains an expired certificate DST Root CA X3

Details of the fixes can be found at WordPress Trac.

All versions of WordPress 5.2 and later are affected.

Server Requirements

The following requirements are recommended to run WordPress 5.8.2.

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.6 or higher, or MariaDB 10.1 or higher
• Nginx or Apache

How to update

To update to WordPress 5.8.2, click the Update Now button on the Dashboard Update page.

If automatic updates are enabled, updates will start in the background.

How to Download

You can get WordPress 5.8.2 from the download page.

Please refer to the following article on how to download WordPress.

How do I downgrade?

If you update to WordPress 5.8.2 and find problems, you can downgrade by installing WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version.

Other versions of WordPress 5.8

Here are the updates for other versions of WordPress 5.8.