CVE-2026-22451
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Deserialization Object Injection in AncoraThemes Handyman

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-04-01

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in AncoraThemes Handyman handyman-services allows Object Injection.This issue affects Handyman: from n/a through <= 1.4.7.
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Published
2026-03-05
Last Modified
2026-04-01
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-22451
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9572
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Vendor Product Version / Range
ancorathemes handyman to 1.4 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-502 The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-22451 is a high-priority PHP Object Injection vulnerability found in the WordPress Handyman Theme versions up to and including 1.4. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious PHP objects through deserialization of untrusted data. This can lead to severe security issues such as remote code execution, SQL injection, path traversal, denial of service, and other attacks if a suitable Property Oriented Programming (POP) chain is available.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have serious impacts including allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely, perform SQL injection attacks, traverse file paths to access sensitive files, cause denial of service, and potentially other malicious activities. Since it requires no authentication, any attacker can exploit it, putting your website and data at significant risk.

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Detection Guidance

There is no specific information provided about commands or methods to detect this vulnerability on your network or system.

Mitigation Strategies

Since no official patch is available yet for CVE-2026-22451, immediate mitigation involves applying the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack to block attacks targeting this flaw.

Users are strongly advised to apply this mitigation immediately to protect their WordPress websites using the Handyman Theme versions up to and including 1.4.

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