CVE-2026-57995CWE-269

phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions

High · published June 30, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00442 · 37.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-06-30T22:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUN 22:08Z
    phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions
    cvelistv5