What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22497?

CVE-2026-22497 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Wordpress Theme are affected by CVE-2026-22497?

A critical deserialization vulnerability in AncoraThemes Jardi (versions ≤1.7.2) allows attackers to inject malicious objects, potentially gaining full system control.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-22497?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all Jardi installations and document versions in use; disable the Jardi theme on production systems if possible and switch to an alternative. Within 7 days: Monitor vendor communication for patch availability; implement web application firewall rules to block deserialization payloads targeting the vulnerable code paths. Within 30 days: Apply the security patch immediately upon release; conduct forensic analysis of affected systems for indicators of compromise; review access logs for exploitation attempts.

Wordpress Theme CVE-2026-22497

CRITICAL

Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)

2026-03-05 audit@patchstack.com

WordPress Deserialization Wordpress Theme

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 22, 2026 - 21:37 vuln.today

cvss_changed

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 05, 2026 - 06:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in AncoraThemes Jardi jardi allows Object Injection.This issue affects Jardi: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.

AnalysisAI

Deserialization of untrusted data in Jardi (jardi) WordPress theme allows PHP Object Injection, potentially enabling remote code execution through POP chains.

Technical ContextAI

CWE-502 deserialization of untrusted data in jardi. Attacker-controlled data is passed to unserialize(), enabling instantiation of arbitrary PHP objects.