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CriticalVulnerabilityCVE-2026-112847updated 25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

ZenSoul theme for WordPress can let attackers inject malicious objects

A flaw in the ZenSoul theme lets an outsider send specially crafted data that the website trusts and processes unsafely. This can let an attacker take control of parts of the site.

Official, 2 sources
SeverityCriticalCVSS 9.8 of 10
Being exploited?UnclearNo reports either way yet
Fix available?UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet
How sure is this?Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source

What happened

The ZenSoul theme by ThemeREX has an unsafe deserialization flaw (object injection) that affects all versions up to and including 1.13.

Why it is dangerous: Successful exploitation could let an attacker run code or manipulate the site, putting the website, its visitors and its data at serious risk.

Are you affected?

You are affected if you use the ZenSoul theme by ThemeREX, version 1.13 or earlier.

ZenSoul (ThemeREX) theme: all versions through 1.13

What to do

  1. Check whether your site uses the ZenSoul theme and what version is installed
  2. Update ZenSoul to a version newer than 1.13 as soon as a fixed release is available
  3. If no fix is available, deactivate the theme or restrict public access to the site until a patch is released
  4. Watch the vendor and the advisory for patch announcements

Timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC
    Publicly disclosed
  2. 23 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC
    Reported by NVD · NVD
  3. 25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC
    GitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory

Sources 2 reports, oldest first

Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database

Technical details

ID
CVE-2026-112847 · GHSA-xp4q-vm3g-g3h3
CVSS
9.8 / 10
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days
Disclosed
23 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC
On Zero Radar
before the radar started
Last change
25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works

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