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CVE-2026-19598

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2026-08-22 by GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2026-08-15
  • WeaknessCWE-863

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Description

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator or overwrite the password of any user account, including the site owner's, enabling complete site takeover, or perform another administrator action.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-08-1518:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-08-2208:27Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-08-2208:27Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-19598 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-08-15
Last Modified
2026-08-20
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hmmc-48gm-3645

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19598?

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator or overwrite the password of any user account, including the site owner's, enabling complete site takeover, or perform another administrator action.

Is CVE-2026-19598 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-19598 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-19598?

CVE-2026-19598 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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