CVE-2026-24385
Published: 05 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24385 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 19.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct RCE via unauthenticated/public deserialization in a public-facing WordPress plugin maps to T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application); resulting arbitrary code execution on the server enables T1059 (Command and Scripting Interpreter).
NVD Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in gerritvanaaken Podlove Web Player podlove-web-player allows Object Injection.This issue affects Podlove Web Player: from n/a through <= 5.9.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24385 is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability (CWE-502) in the Podlove Web Player WordPress plugin (podlove-web-player) developed by gerritvanaaken, enabling Object Injection. The issue affects all versions from n/a through 5.9.1 inclusive. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and was published on 2026-03-05T06:16:22.900.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network by an attacker with low privileges required, such as a registered WordPress user, through a high-complexity attack that requires no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling object injection leading to severe outcomes like arbitrary code execution.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/podlove-web-player/vulnerability/wordpress-podlove-web-player-plugin-5-9-1-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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