6.9

CVE-2026-76215: phpmyfaq Missing Authorization

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 19-08-2026Last modified 21-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-76215 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Missing Authorization vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

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

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to apply parent FAQ visibility checks before returning child resources including comments and attachments. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve restricted comment text, commenter email addresses, and attachment filenames for FAQ records they cannot directly access by querying the comments and attachments API endpoints.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Phpmyfaq

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phpmyfaq1 product
Thorsten1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links