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Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 40,000 Websites to Attack

First seen 16 Jan 2026, 15:10 UTC

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ThreatCluster March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

A critical security flaw (CVE-2026-23550) in the Modular DS WordPress plugin has been identified, allowing attackers to bypass admin controls. Discovered by Patchstack, the vulnerability has a severity score of 10/10 and is actively being exploited, affecting approximately 40,000 websites.

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