CVE-2026-57744
Untrusted deserialization in RT-Theme 18 rt18-extensions allows object injection and RCE.
Is CVE-2026-57744 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57744 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57744?
CVE-2026-57744 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-57744?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-57744, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-57744 affect?
CVE-2026-57744 affects RT-Theme 18 | Extensions rt18-extensions <= 2.5, Websites/CMS using RT-Theme 18. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57744?
Disable/remove rt18-extensions, restrict access, monitor logs, and apply vendor patch when available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Object injection via deserialization enabling remote code execution, site takeover, data access or persistence on affected sites.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 2.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.