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GHSA-7HJG-42GH-8J3V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-14 09:31 – Updated: 2026-01-14 21:34

Details

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through 2.5.1.

Severity ?

10.0 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-23550 (GCVE-0-2026-23550)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 08:44 – Updated: 2026-01-14 21:09 X_Open Source X_Known Exploited Vulnerability

Title

WordPress Modular DS plugin <= 2.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Summary

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through 2.5.1.

Severity ?

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

Tags

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	https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privileg…	third-party-advisoryexploittechnical-description
	https://help.modulards.com/en/article/modular-ds-…	vendor-advisoryrelease-notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Modular DS	Modular DS	Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.5.1 (custom)

Credits

Teemu Saarentaus | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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Nomenclature

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-7HJG-42GH-8J3V

CVE-2026-23550 (GCVE-0-2026-23550)

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