CVE-2026-47366 (GCVE-0-2026-47366)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 02:27 – Updated: 2026-06-12 12:26
VLAI
Summary
Improper verification of access permissions when modifying permissions through the Administration Control Panel (ACP) allowed an authenticated administrator to grant permissions beyond the level authorized for their account, resulting in privilege escalation within the administrative interface.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control - Generic
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phpBB phpBB Affected: 3.3.0 , ≤ 3.3.16 (semver)
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