What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23550?

CVE-2026-23550 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 6.8%.

Which versions of Modular DS are affected by CVE-2026-23550?

Organizations using Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS face critical risk from CVE-2026-23550 rated CVSS 10.0.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-23550?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-23550. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 6.8%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23550?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Modular DS CVE-2026-23550

CRITICAL

Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)

2026-01-14 audit@patchstack.com

Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:43 vuln.today

cvss_changed

CVSS changed

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:43 NVD

10.0 (CRITICAL) 9.8 (CRITICAL)

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 14, 2026 - 09:16 nvd

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

Modular DS WordPress plugin (through 2.5.1) has incorrect privilege assignment allowing unauthenticated privilege escalation. Maximum CVSS 10.0 with scope change, EPSS 6.8%.

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access

Send unauthenticated network request to Modular DS

Exploit

Exploit incorrect privilege assignment

Execution

Escalate to administrative privileges

Impact

Execute arbitrary code with high impact

Access

Send unauthenticated network request to Modular DS

Exploit

Exploit incorrect privilege assignment

Execution

Escalate to administrative privileges

Impact

Execute arbitrary code with high impact

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation	No special conditions — remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Modular DS versions through 2.5.1 with privilege assignment mechanism enabled. Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	CVSS 10.0 (Critical). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario	An attacker exploits the privilege escalation to gain admin access and full server control.
Remediation	Remove or update immediately. Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. …

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Modular DS CVE-2026-23550

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