CVE-2026-22507
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-22507 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-22507 is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability (CWE-502) in the AncoraThemes Beelove WordPress theme, which allows Object Injection. This issue affects Beelove versions from n/a through 1.2.6 and was published on 2026-03-25.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating it can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation enables Object Injection, potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/beelove/vulnerability/wordpress-beelove-theme-1-2-6-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents this PHP Object Injection vulnerability specifically in Beelove theme version 1.2.6.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15515
Vulnerability details
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in AncoraThemes Beelove beelove allows Object Injection.This issue affects Beelove: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Remote unauthenticated PHP object injection (deserialization) in a public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates CVE-2026-22507 by requiring timely remediation of the deserialization flaw in Beelove theme versions through 1.2.6.
Prevents object injection exploitation by enforcing validation of untrusted data inputs before deserialization in the vulnerable WordPress theme.
Identifies the PHP object injection vulnerability in Beelove through vulnerability scanning, enabling proactive patching.