CVE detail
CVE-2026-23550
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- 19th January – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 19th January, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Spanish energy company Endesa has disclosed a data breach after unauthorized access to a commercial platform used to manage customer information. Media report attackers listed over 1 terabyte of data, including IBANs, […]
vendorresearch.checkpoint.comJan 19, 2026, 8:55 AM Security researchers have confirmed active exploitation of a maximum-severity privilege escalation flaw in the widely used Modular DS plugin, a tool used to monitor, update, and manage multiple WordPress sites from a single console. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-23550, was assigned a CVSS score of 10.0 for its ability to enable an unauthenticated attacker to […]
newswww.csoonline.comJan 16, 2026, 1:26 PM- Actively exploited critical flaw in Modular DS WordPress plugin enables admin takeoverSecurity Affairs
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score of 10). Modular DS is a WordPress plugin with over 40,000 installs that helps manage multiple sites, enabling monitoring, updates, and remote administration. In plugin […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 16, 2026, 8:26 AM No excerpt available.
Exploitpatchstack.comJan 14, 2026, 9:16 AM
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