CVE-2026-57996

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jul 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 15, 2026
Last modified: Jul 16, 2026
NVD status: Deferred

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