# CVE-2026-39446: PressLayouts Kapee PHP Object Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-39446-presslayouts-kapee-php-object-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-17. Updated: 2026-06-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-39446 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-06-17

The Kapee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to inject malicious code. This theme is used to build and design e-commerce websites. If exploited, an attacker could potentially take full control of the website, steal customer data, or disrupt business operations.

Vendors: [PressLayouts](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/presslayouts).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-39446 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-39446 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-39446?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 17 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** PressLayouts Kapee < 1.7.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-39446?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-39446 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-39446?** Check whether you run PressLayouts Kapee at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the Kapee theme for WordPress in versions prior to 1.7.0. The flaw stems from the deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502), which can be triggered by an unauthenticated remote attacker. If a suitable Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chain is present within the environment, an attacker can leverage this to execute arbitrary code, perform SQL injection, or achieve path traversal. The attack complexity is rated as high, likely due to the requirement of a specific POP chain to achieve full remote code execution. Users are advised to update to version 1.7.0 or later.

## Affected products

- PressLayouts Kapee < 1.7.0

## Timeline

- 2026-02-12: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Phat RiO
- 2026-04-22: advisory: Initial advisory published by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/themes](https://wordpress.org/themes)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/kapee/vulnerability/wordpress-kapee-theme-1-7-0-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/kapee/vulnerability/wordpress-kapee-theme-1-7-0-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [PressLayouts Kapee Theme unauthenticated XSS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-41557-presslayouts-kapee-theme-unauthenticated-xss)