Critical WordPress Pods Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Gain Admin Access

Gbhackers •Divya • August 24, 2026

A critical vulnerability has been identified in the widely used Pods WordPress plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to take complete control of affected websites by escalating privileges to the administrator level. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-19598, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields versions up to […]

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Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Allow Admin Account Takeover Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified in popular WordPress plugins, TranslatePress and Pods, allowing unauthenticated attackers to take control of administrator accounts. The TranslatePress vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-19632, has a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects all versions up to 3.3.1, impacting over 400,000 sites. The Pods vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-19598, also carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects versions up to a certain unspecified version. The CVE-2026-19598 was first made public on August 15, 2026, with a proof-of-concept released on August 19, 2026. Both vulnerabilities pose significant risks to website security, and administrators are urged to take immediate action to mitigate these threats. The current status of the TranslatePress vulnerability is that it was published on August 26, 2026, indicating an urgent need for patching. 23 sources 72

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