CVE•Published 2026-05-15•Modified 2026-05-28•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-45010
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-15
Modified 2026-05-28
External references
Search for exposed instances
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More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-45010Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-45010Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-45010Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-45010GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-45010" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.