CVE-2026-57995
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-value permissions to a group they belong to, inheriting those rights and escalating privileges up to full administrative control.
Published:Jun 30, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 1, 2026
EPS:Jun 30, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00325
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Phpmyfaq
Product
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
