CVE-2026-74853 Pods < 3.3.9.2 - Author+ Arbitrary File Read via Shortcode Display Callback
Authors can read arbitrary server files via unrestricted display callbacks in the Pods WordPress plugin, requiring restricted display-callback mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-74853?
CVE-2026-74853 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Pods, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.2 does not restrict which functions a display callback may resolve to, allowing users with the author role and above to read arbitrary files from the server, including files outside the web root. Only sites using the restricted display-callback mode are affected, which is the automatic default on installations whose first Pods version predates 3.1.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-74853?
How do I fix CVE-2026-74853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-74853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-74853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgmf-2fgq-p4jp.