Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-91051EWWW Image Optimizer 8.6.0 - 8.7.7 - Author+ PHP Object Injection via 'eio_page_settings' Post Meta

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity unsafe deserialization in EWWW Image Optimizer from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.8.0 does not prevent authenticated users with author-level permissions from storing a serialized value in a post meta field that is deserialized when the post is rendered, allowing them to perform PHP Object Injection, which can lead to remote code execution when a suitable gadget chain is present via another installed EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.8.0 or .

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown EWWW Image Optimizer 8.6.0 – before 8.8.0

Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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