Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 8, 2026 13:15:28 UTC

CVE-2026-124433

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target group_list_select value to /admin/group/confirm and then /admin/group/delete to remove privileged groups, their memberships, and permission mappings.

Base score7.0/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 4.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Attack requirementsNoneAT

Privileges requiredHighPR

User interactionNoneUI

Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC

Vulnerable system integrityHighVI

Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA

Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC

Subsequent system integrityNoneSI

Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck

Last updatedNov 13, 2026 03:16:23 UTC

PublishedNov 8, 2026 13:15:28 UTC

ReservedNov 8, 2026 02:12:19 UTC

Credits

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