Is CVE-2026-40751 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40751 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-40751?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 17 June 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40751?

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-2026-40751 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-40751?

Check whether you run Mikado-Themes Ashtanga 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.

CVE-2026-40751: Mikado-Themes Ashtanga PHP object injection

CVE-2026-40751 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-06-17

The Ashtanga theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to inject malicious code. This could lead to a complete takeover of the website, theft of customer data, or a total service outage. Site owners should update to version 1.3 immediately to prevent potential mass-exploitation campaigns.

Vendors: Mikado-Themes.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-40751 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40751 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-40751?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 17 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Mikado-Themes Ashtanga <= 1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40751?: 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-2026-40751 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-40751?: Check whether you run Mikado-Themes Ashtanga 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 Ashtanga theme for WordPress (versions <= 1.2) due to the improper deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted input to the application. If a suitable Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chain is present on the server, this can lead to arbitrary code execution, SQL injection, or file system traversal. The vulnerability is addressed in version 1.3.

Affected products

Mikado-Themes Ashtanga <= 1.2

Timeline

2026-02-24: other: Reported by Denver Jackson
2026-04-20: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

References

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