Author-level code execution via callback blocklist bypass
Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026
Code injection in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields before 3.3.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute server code. The shortcode display-callback validation incorrectly compares a requested callback with a blocked-function list, allowing a prohibited callable to run. Author-level access or higher is required, and exposure is limited to restricted display-callback mode, enabled automatically when the first installed Pods version predates 3.1.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields before 3.3.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute server code. The shortcode display-callback validation incorrectly compares a requested callback with a blocked-function list, allowing a prohibited callable to run. Author-level access or higher is required, and exposure is limited to restricted display-callback mode, enabled automatically when the first installed Pods version predates 3.1.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-74851
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Pods Foundation, Inc.
- Product
- Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 <3.3.9.1
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