CVE-2026-23550

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Privilege Escalation via Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Modular DS

Publication date: 2026-01-14

Last updated on: 2026-04-23

Assigner: 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.

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Published

2026-01-14

Last Modified

2026-04-23

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-23550

EUVD

EUVD-2026-2436

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
patchstack	modular_ds	to 2.5.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-266	A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Modular DS that allows an attacker to escalate their privileges. It affects versions up to 2.5.1 and can enable unauthorized users to gain higher-level access than intended.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain full control over the affected system. This can result in complete compromise, including unauthorized data access, modification, and disruption of services.

Mitigation Strategies

Users are strongly advised to apply Patchstack’s mitigation rule immediately to block attacks exploiting this vulnerability until an official fix becomes available. Since no official patch has been released as of January 14, 2026, applying this mitigation is the recommended immediate step to protect your website. [1]

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