Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-97278WordPress Polylang plugin <= 3.8.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Polylang from WP SYNTEX. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in WP SYNTEX Polylang polylang allows Object Injection.This issue affects Polylang: from n/a through 3.8.9.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H