CVE-2026-78262: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in weDevs WP Project Manager
CVE-2026-78262 is a critical vulnerability in the WP Project Manager plugin by weDevs, affecting versions up to 4.0.6. It involves unauthenticated PHP object injection due to deserialization of untrusted data, classified under CWE-502. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without any authentication. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in WP Project Manager (<= 4.0.6) arises from unsafe deserialization of untrusted data, enabling unauthenticated PHP object injection. An attacker can exploit this flaw remotely without any privileges or user interaction, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-502 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting critical severity. No official patch or remediation level has been published yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerability is unauthenticated and network accessible, it poses a severe risk to any installations running vulnerable versions of WP Project Manager.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to restrict access to the affected plugin or disable it if possible to mitigate risk.
CVE-2026-78262: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in weDevs WP Project Manager
Description
CVE-2026-78262 is a critical vulnerability in the WP Project Manager plugin by weDevs, affecting versions up to 4.0.6. It involves unauthenticated PHP object injection due to deserialization of untrusted data, classified under CWE-502. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without any authentication. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in WP Project Manager (<= 4.0.6) arises from unsafe deserialization of untrusted data, enabling unauthenticated PHP object injection. An attacker can exploit this flaw remotely without any privileges or user interaction, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-502 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting critical severity. No official patch or remediation level has been published yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerability is unauthenticated and network accessible, it poses a severe risk to any installations running vulnerable versions of WP Project Manager.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to restrict access to the affected plugin or disable it if possible to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T07:37:35.411Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8cbd2aacd9273b492d3ddc
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 21:52:42 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 22:07:43 UTC
Last updated: 08/24/2026, 22:58:06 UTC
Views: 4
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