CVE-2026-59518 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-59518: WordPress Directorist plugin <= 8.8.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Wpwax

Product Directorist

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published July 13, 2026

Last update July 13, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in wpWax Directorist directorist allows Object Injection.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through <= 8.8.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Directorist versions up to 8.8.2 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site by sending a specially crafted request. No user interaction or authentication is required. This affects all installations of the affected versions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own code on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, malware injection, and site takeover.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 13, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59518 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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