CVE-2026-81797
Unauthenticated PHP object injection in Buzz Stone WordPress theme
Is CVE-2026-81797 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-81797 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 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-81797?
CVE-2026-81797 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-2026-81797?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-81797, 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-2026-81797 affect?
CVE-2026-81797 affects Buzz Stone WordPress theme <= 1.0.2, WordPress sites using the Buzz Stone theme. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-81797?
Remove/disable theme, isolate affected sites, apply WAF rules and update when vendor patch is published
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated PHP object injection enabling remote code execution, arbitrary file/command execution, or full site takeover via deserialization.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.0.2
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.