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

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-13 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

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

Affected products

wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: through 8.8.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/directorist/vulnerability/wordpress-directorist-plugin-8-8-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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