CVE-2026-19598
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in Pods WordPress plugin enabling admin takeover.
Is CVE-2026-19598 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-19598 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-19598?
CVE-2026-19598 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-19598?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-19598. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-19598 affect?
CVE-2026-19598 affects Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin (<= 3.3.9), WordPress sites using Pods plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-19598?
Update Pods to patched release or disable plugin; rotate admin credentials and audit accounts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate to Administrator, overwrite any user's password, and fully take over WordPress sites.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 2.8 and <= 2.8.23.3
- affected>= 2.9 and <= 2.9.19.3
- affected>= 3.0 and <= 3.0.10.3
- affected>= 3.1 and <= 3.1.4.1
- affected>= 3.2 and <= 3.2.8.2
- affected>= 3.3 and <= 3.3.9
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.