diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 9e378b9c54..6a0af52436 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ function register_post_status( $post_status, $args = array() ) {
 function get_post_status_object( $post_status ) {
 	global $wp_post_statuses;
 
-	if ( empty( $wp_post_statuses[ $post_status ] ) ) {
+	if ( ! is_string( $post_status ) || empty( $wp_post_statuses[ $post_status ] ) ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
@@ -2455,6 +2455,10 @@ function is_post_type_viewable( $post_type ) {
  */
 function is_post_status_viewable( $post_status ) {
 	if ( is_scalar( $post_status ) ) {
+		if ( ! is_string( $post_status ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		$post_status = get_post_status_object( $post_status );
 
 		if ( ! $post_status ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 7c888c54be..c87a0582ca 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-beta3-61170';
+$wp_version = '6.9-beta3-61171';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.