WooCommerce Subscriptions < 9.1.0 - Unauthenticated RCE via PHP Object Injection
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-18391 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-12 06:20:14 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-26 16:30:52 UTC |
| Description | The WooCommerce Subscriptions WordPress plugin before 9.1.0 does not validate user input before unserializing it on stores with High-Performance Order Storage enabled, leading to a PHP Object Injection issue which unauthenticated users can escalate to Remote Code Execution via a gadget chain present in the bundled dependencies. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.006080000 probability, percentile 0.464980000 (date 2026-08-26)
Problem Types: CWE-434 | CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | CWE-434 CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Unknown | WooCommerce Subscriptions | affected 4.7.0 9.1.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/191f76cf-e5bd-4a37-ac1c-9187cea2aa27 | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Vasily Belolapotkov (en)
CNA: Vlad Olaru (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.