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Pods <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass to Admin Methods via 'pods_admin' AJAX Router

CVE-2026-19598 · pods

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Vulnerability: Pods <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass to Admin Methods via 'pods_admin' AJAX Router
Affected software: pods(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≥ 3.3 and ≤ 3.3.9
≥ 3.1 and ≤ 3.1.4.1
≥ 3.2 and ≤ 3.2.8.2
≥ 2.8 and ≤ 2.8.23.3
≥ 2.9 and ≤ 2.9.19.3
≥ 3.0 and ≤ 3.0.10.3
Authentication: Unauthenticated
Vulnerability type: Privilege escalation
CVE: CVE-2026-19598
Published: 15 August 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 3628032a-3121-45a7-8a78-cfcd8ba6af2f). Methodology and redistribution notes

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