CVE-2026-76214: phpmyfaq Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-76214 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-08-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 21-08-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to persist the WebAuthn login challenge generated by prepareForLogin, because neither WebAuthn controller saves the mutated key objects back to the database. At login the anti-replay comparison is skipped by its own null guard, allowing an attacker who captures a successful WebAuthn assertion to replay it indefinitely and authenticate as the user without any interaction or hardware key.

• CWE-294Authentication Bypass by Capture-replayA capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the product makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes).