CVE-2026-23550
WordPress Modular DS plugin <= 2.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS Modular DS modular-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Modular DS plugin <= 2.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS Modular DS modular-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-23550- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2436
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS Modular DS modular-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2436- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hjg-42gh-8j3v
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS allows Privilege Escalation.This issue...
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through 2.5.1.
- Record
GHSA-7hjg-42gh-8j3v- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS Modular DS modular-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-23550- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Modular DS - Broken Access Control | |
| PoC in GitHub | 1beelze/CVE-2026-23550 | 2026-07-05 |
| PoC in GitHub | DedsecTeam-BlackHat/CVE-2026-23550 | 2026-02-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | SangSenimanWartefak/CVE-2026-23550 | 2026-06-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | TheTorjanCaptain/CVE-2026-23550-PoC | 2026-01-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | baktistr/cve-2026-23550-poc | 2026-07-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | cyberdudebivash/CYBERDUDEBIVASH-Modular-DS-CVE-2026-23550-Detector | 2026-01-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | dzmind2312/Mass-CVE-2026-23550-Exploit | 2026-02-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | epsilonpoint88-glitch/EpSiLoNPoInT- | 2026-02-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-23550 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Modular Ds Ds, published January 14, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/modular-connector/vulnerability/wordpress-modular-ds-monitor-update-and-backup-multiple-websites-plugin-2-5-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23550
help.modulards.com/en/article/modular-ds-security-release-modular-connector-252-dm3mv0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hjg-42gh-8j3v