diff --git a/application/menunode.class.inc.php b/application/menunode.class.inc.php
index 0071b5532..bbd1341c9 100644
--- a/application/menunode.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/menunode.class.inc.php
@@ -1546,12 +1546,21 @@ class ShortcutMenuNode extends MenuNode
 	public function GetHyperlink($aExtraParams)
 	{
 		$sContext = $this->oShortcut->Get('context');
-		$aContext = unserialize($sContext);
-		if (isset($aContext['menu'])) {
-			unset($aContext['menu']);
-		}
-		foreach ($aContext as $sArgName => $sArgValue) {
-			$aExtraParams[$sArgName] = $sArgValue;
+		try {
+			$aContext = utils::Unserialize($sContext);
+			if (isset($aContext['menu'])) {
+				unset($aContext['menu']);
+			}
+			foreach ($aContext as $sArgName => $sArgValue) {
+				$aExtraParams[$sArgName] = $sArgValue;
+			}
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			IssueLog::Warning("User shortcut corrupted, delete the shortcut", LogChannels::CONSOLE, [
+				'shortcut_name' => $this->oShortcut->GetName(),
+				'root_cause' => $e->getMessage(),
+			]);
+			// delete the shortcut
+			$this->oShortcut->DBDelete();
 		}
 		return parent::GetHyperlink($aExtraParams);
 	}
diff --git a/application/utils.inc.php b/application/utils.inc.php
index 3e0e6ddb3..84ee1b28f 100644
--- a/application/utils.inc.php
+++ b/application/utils.inc.php
@@ -3252,4 +3252,50 @@ TXT
 
 		return $aTrace;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * PHP unserialize encapsulation, allow throwing exception when not allowed object class is detected (for security hardening)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $data data to unserialize
+	 * @param array $aOptions PHP @unserialise options
+	 * @param bool $bThrowNotAllowedObjectClassException flag to throw exception
+	 *
+	 * @return mixed PHP @unserialise return
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function Unserialize(string $data, array $aOptions = ['allowed_classes' => false], bool $bThrowNotAllowedObjectClassException = true): mixed
+	{
+		$data = unserialize($data, $aOptions);
+
+		if ($bThrowNotAllowedObjectClassException) {
+			try {
+				self::AssertNoIncompleteClassDetected($data);
+			} catch (Exception $e) {
+				throw new CoreException('Unserialization failed because an incomplete class was detected.', [], '', $e);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $data;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that data provided doesn't contain any incomplete class.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function AssertNoIncompleteClassDetected(mixed $data): void
+	{
+		if (is_object($data)) {
+			if ($data instanceof __PHP_Incomplete_Class) {
+				throw new Exception('__PHP_Incomplete_Class_Name object detected');
+			}
+			foreach (get_object_vars($data) as $property) {
+				self::AssertNoIncompleteClassDetected($property);
+			}
+		} elseif (is_array($data)) {
+			foreach ($data as $value) {
+				self::AssertNoIncompleteClassDetected($value);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/attributedef.class.inc.php b/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
index a7554f29c..afc52329b 100644
--- a/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
@@ -4829,7 +4829,7 @@ class AttributeCaseLog extends AttributeLongText
 		}
 
 		if (strlen($sIndex) > 0) {
-			$aIndex = unserialize($sIndex);
+			$aIndex = utils::Unserialize($sIndex, ['allowed_classes' => false], false);
 			$value = new ormCaseLog($sLog, $aIndex);
 		} else {
 			$value = new ormCaseLog($sLog);
diff --git a/sources/Application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php b/sources/Application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
index 2a4496b11..03ceb31f1 100644
--- a/sources/Application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
+++ b/sources/Application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ use AttributeFriendlyName;
 use AttributeLinkedSet;
 use cmdbAbstract;
 use cmdbAbstractObject;
+use CoreException;
 use Dict;
+use Exception;
+use IssueLog;
+use LogChannels;
 use Metamodel;
+use utils;
 
 /**
  * Class DataTableSettings
@@ -130,7 +135,10 @@ class DataTableSettings
 	 */
 	public function unserialize($sData)
 	{
-		$aData = unserialize($sData);
+		$aData = utils::Unserialize($sData);
+		if (!is_array($aData)) {
+			throw new CoreException('Wrong data table settings format, expected an array', ['datatable_settings_data' => $aData]);
+		}
 		$this->iDefaultPageSize = $aData['iDefaultPageSize'];
 		$this->aColumns = $aData['aColumns'];
 		foreach ($this->aClassAliases as $sAlias => $sClass) {
@@ -269,7 +277,19 @@ class DataTableSettings
 				return null;
 			}
 		}
-		$oSettings->unserialize($pref);
+
+		try {
+			$oSettings->unserialize($pref);
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			IssueLog::Warning("User table settings corrupted, back to the default values provided by the data model", LogChannels::CONSOLE, [
+				'table_id' => $sTableId,
+				'root_cause' => $e->getMessage(),
+			]);
+			// unset the preference
+			appUserPreferences::UnsetPref($oSettings->GetPrefsKey($sTableId));
+			// use the default values provided by the data model
+			return null;
+		}
 
 		return $oSettings;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/utilsTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/utilsTest.php
index c0ca39975..5d357e846 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/utilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/utilsTest.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 namespace Combodo\iTop\Test\UnitTest\Application;
 
 use Combodo\iTop\Test\UnitTest\ItopTestCase;
+use CoreException;
 use ormDocument;
 use utils;
 
@@ -1043,4 +1044,21 @@ INI;
 
 		unlink($sTmpFileOutsideItop);
 	}
+
+	public function testUnserialize()
+	{
+		// data to unserialize containing an object
+		$sData = 'a:2:{s:6:"string";s:9:"My string";s:6:"object";O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:26:"2026-04-13 09:09:23.033175";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:16:"Europe/Amsterdam";}}';
+
+		// allow the DateTime object (no exception triggered)
+		utils::Unserialize($sData, ['allowed_classes' => ['DateTime']]);
+
+		// flag to avoid throwing an exception
+		utils::Unserialize($sData, ['allowed_classes' => false], false);
+
+		// flag to require throwing an exception
+		$this->expectException(CoreException::class);
+		utils::Unserialize($sData);
+
+	}
 }