Summary
CVE-2026-65579 is an unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (deserialization of untrusted data, CWE-502) vulnerability in the Agricola WordPress theme by AxiomThemes. It affects Agricola versions up to and including 1.21.0 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit it, potentially leading to full site compromise.
Technical details
- Root cause: The theme deserializes untrusted, attacker-controllable data without proper validation (CWE-502), allowing injection of crafted PHP objects.
- Trigger conditions: No authentication and no user interaction are required to reach the vulnerable code path.
- Attack vector: Network — the flaw is remotely exploitable over HTTP(S) with low attack complexity.
- Impact: Object injection can be leveraged against available PHP gadget chains, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability; consequences may include remote code execution and full site takeover.
Affected software
- Agricola WordPress theme (AxiomThemes) — all versions up to and including 1.21.0.
Severity
- CVSS v3.1 base score: 9.8 (Critical)
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: Update the Agricola theme to a release later than 1.21.0 once available from the vendor.
- If no patch is available: Restrict internet-facing access to the affected site, deploy a web application firewall to filter serialized-object payloads in requests, and monitor for anomalous requests targeting the theme. Remove or disable the theme if it is not required.

