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Critical · 10.0 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-23550 EUVD-2026-2436GHSA-7hjg-42gh-8j3v

WordPress Modular DS plugin <= 2.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Modular DS Modular DS ≤ 2.5.1 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 8 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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