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CVE-2026-111891

Status: DeferredHigh (7)—
Severity7High · CVSS 4.0
Exploitation probability0.23 %higher than 13% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group permission API, whose updatePermissions and updateMembers endpoints check held rights without regard to language or category scope and write unrestricted group grants. Non-superadmin administrators holding GROUP_EDIT can grant a group a right they hold only in a narrow scope and self-join it via updateMembers, gaining unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages and categories.

CVSS

Base score
7
Version
4.0
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.23 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
13
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:N con PR:H indica explotación remota con privilegios (T1210). El texto describe autoasignación a un grupo con GROUP_EDIT para obtener acceso sin restricción a FAQs en todos los idiomas y categorías.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence ProgramPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationDisable or Remove Feature or ProgramApplication Isolation and SandboxingExploit Protection

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Phpmyfaq — PhpmyfaqAI

CWEs

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