August 7, 2026

CVE Watchtower


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CVE-2026-16258NVD

Vulnerability Summary

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 does not prevent the deserialization of untrusted input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform PHP Object Injection. When a suitable POP chain is present via another installed Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 or , this can be leveraged to achieve Remote Code Execution.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.8)
Published Date
Aug 7, 2026
Last Modified
Aug 7, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.22%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh