---
id: "CVE-2026-118074"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118074"]
title: "Finale Lite WordPress theme: PHP object injection lets shop managers run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.2
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["finale-lite", "other", "woocommerce", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["newer-theme-version", "no-shop-manager-users"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T16:18:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T16:25:57+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T16:29:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118074", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T16:25:57+00:00"}]
---

# Finale Lite WordPress theme: PHP object injection lets shop managers run code

Finale Lite, a WordPress theme, up to version 2.21.0 has a PHP object injection flaw. A shop manager account can use it to inject serialized PHP objects that may lead to code execution on the site.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Finale Lite theme version in WordPress under Appearance > Themes, or read the theme's style.css header.
- Confirm whether any user holds the shop manager role.

## Fix

- Move to a Finale Lite release newer than `2.21.0`; the sources do not name the exact fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T16:25:57+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118074

## From the sources

Shop manager PHP Object Injection in Finale Lite <= 2.21.0 versions.

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