CVE-2026-65497 HIGH

CVE-2026-65497: WordPress Complianz plugin <= 7.5.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Complianz

Product Complianz

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 23, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.2/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Administrator PHP Object Injection in Complianz <= 7.5.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Complianz versions up to 7.5.0 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with high-level admin privileges can craft malicious serialized data to trigger code execution. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site with full admin privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can fully compromise your site, steal data, modify content, or install backdoors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrator access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

July 23, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65497 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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