CVE-2026-57996 (GCVE-0-2026-57996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-15 11:25 – Updated: 2026-07-16 15:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing SuperAdmin Guard in user/add Endpoint
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin: true and attacker-chosen credentials to create a SuperAdmin account, then authenticate as that account to achieve full instance takeover.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-16 15:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/adv… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-pri… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-14 00:00
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