CVE-2026-109686: Link Whisper Free PHP object injection vulnerability
critical 9.8 published 2026-10-15
- Affected versions
- 0.9.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 0.9.8
- Latest version
- 0.9.8
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Type
- PHP object injection
What an attacker needs
- Access: None. No account or login is needed (per the CVSS score).
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do now
- Update Link Whisper Free to 0.9.8 or newer: Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Link Whisper Free issue.
With WP-CLI:
wp plugin get link-whisper --field=version. - If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.
The advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Object Injection.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-109686 nvd.nist.gov
- Patchstack advisory patchstack.com
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Where this data comes from
- CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/link-whisper (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.