CVE-2026-12256

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Contributor PHP Object Injection in Avada <= 3.15.3 versions.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
39%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

PHP Object Injection in WordPress Avada Theme - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/avada/vulnerability/wordpress-avada-theme-3-15-3-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12256(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 95× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 208 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-24 22:31 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-24 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-23 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-08-23 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-21 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-21 09:42 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-21 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-20 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-08-19 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-17 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-17 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 13:41 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-16 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-16 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 13:12 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-15 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-15 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-14 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-14 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-11 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-10 23:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-09 23:00 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-09 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-09 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-08 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-08 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-08 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-08-07 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-06 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-06 09:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-05 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-05 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-05 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-04 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-03 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-03 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-02 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-02 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  60. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-07-31 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  66. 2026-07-30 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-07-29 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-07-28 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-27 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12256?
CVE-2026-12256 is a high vulnerability published on June 17, 2026. Contributor PHP Object Injection in Avada <= 3.15.3 versions.
When was CVE-2026-12256 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12256 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12256 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12256 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 61.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12256?
CVE-2026-12256 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12256?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12256, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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