CVE-2026-23800
Privilege escalation via incorrect privilege assignment in Modular DS modular-connector.
Is CVE-2026-23800 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-23800 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 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-23800?
CVE-2026-23800 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. 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-2026-23800?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-23800. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-23800 affect?
CVE-2026-23800 affects Modular DS modular-connector (v2.5.2 - <2.6.0). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-23800?
Patch to 2.6.0+; review privilege controls
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local privilege escalation; attacker gains higher rights on the host via flawed privilege handling.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 2.5.2 and < 2.6.0
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.