CVE-2026-66399CWE-269

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Privilege Escalation via Group Membership

High · published July 27, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers() that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding user-management rights and immediately inherit those permissions to modify or delete user accounts.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00402 · 33.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-07-27T15:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUL 15:43Z
    phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Privilege Escalation via Group Membership
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