What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23800?

CVE-2026-23800 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23800?

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

Modular DS CVE-2026-23800

Q: Which versions of Modular DS are affected by CVE-2026-23800?

Organizations using Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS modular-connector face critical risk from CVE-2026-23800 rated CVSS 10.0.

CRITICAL

Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)

2026-01-16 audit@patchstack.com

Privilege Escalation

10.0

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 16, 2026 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Modular DS modular-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Modular DS: from 2.5.2 before 2.6.0.

AnalysisAI

Modular DS modular-connector has a CVSS 10.0 privilege escalation vulnerability through incorrect privilege assignment, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative access to WordPress sites.

Technical ContextAI

The modular-connector plugin by Modular DS incorrectly assigns privileges (CWE-266), allowing unauthenticated users to escalate to administrator role. This provides complete WordPress admin access including code execution through theme/plugin editing.