Widget is not dispalyed when multiple anchor categories are selected

Preconditions and environment

• Magento version 2.4.7-p10 patched with July & August 2026 Security Patches running on PHP 8.2.

Steps to reproduce

1. At CONTENT > Elements > Widgets create a new widget of type "Catalog Category Link".
2. At the section "Layout Updates" select:
   • Display on = Anchor Categories
   • Container = Main Content Bottom
   • Template = Category Link Block Template
   • Specific Categories: select 2 or more anchor categories of the store
3. At the section "Widget Options":
   • Specify some text for the field "Anchor Custom Text"
   • Specify some text for the field "Anchor Custom Title"
   • Category: select some category whose link will be displayed by the widget
4. Save the widget
5. Refresh the caches

Expected result

The widget (category link) should be displayed at the front-end for the pages of the selected anchor categories.

Actual result

The widget (category link) is NOT displayed at the front-end for the pages of the selected anchor categories. At the example I provided, when I visit the pages for the anchor categories named as "Air Filters, Caps" and "Buffers, Mufflers" at the front-end, I don't see the link for the category named as "DOLMAR".

Additional information

The widget (category link) is displayed at the front-end in case just one anchor category is selected and not multiple anchor categories. This issue also occurs for widget types other than the type "Catalog Category Link".

Release note

No response

Triage and priority

• Severity: S0 - Affects critical data or functionality and leaves users without workaround.
• Severity: S1 - Affects critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S2 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S3 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and does not force users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S4 - Affects aesthetics, professional look and feel, “quality” or “usability”.