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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-40751-mikado-themes-ashtanga-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-2026-40751 · 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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

- [https://wordpress.org/themes](https://wordpress.org/themes)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/ashtanga/vulnerability/wordpress-ashtanga-theme-1-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/ashtanga/vulnerability/wordpress-ashtanga-theme-1-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)