CVE-2026-40760 WordPress Behold theme <= 1.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit PHP object injection in the Behold theme to potentially execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-40760?
CVE-2026-40760 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Edge-Themes Behold, published on 16 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Behold <= 1.5 versions.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40760?
How do I fix CVE-2026-40760?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2026-40760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29m3-j3cr-hcg3.