CVE-2026-40738

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Eldon <= 1.4.1 versions.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EPSS
22.6%
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 Eldon Theme - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/eldon/vulnerability/wordpress-eldon-theme-1-4-1-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40738(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 38× in last 7d / 108× 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 108 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-06 23:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-04 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-02 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-06-23 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-06-22 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40738?
CVE-2026-40738 is a high vulnerability published on June 17, 2026. Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Eldon <= 1.4.1 versions.
When was CVE-2026-40738 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40738 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-2026-40738 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40738 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40738?
CVE-2026-40738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40738?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40738, 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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