# CVE-2026-62044: WordPress Super Video Player plugin <= 1.8.13 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Super Video Player plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqm5-6vj2-27hv

## What is CVE-2026-62044?

CVE-2026-62044 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in bPlugins Super Video Player, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in bPlugins Super Video Player super-video-player allows Object Injection.This issue affects Super Video Player: from n/a through 1.8.13.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62044?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-62044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-62044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-62044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-62044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-62044 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in bPlugins Super Video Player, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bPlugins Super Video Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62044/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62044

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62044/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.