CVE•Published 2026-06-21•Modified 2026-06-22•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-56396
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.4 contains missing authorization vulnerabilities in editUser() and updateUserRights() endpoints that allow authenticated administrators to escalate privileges. Non-SuperAdmin users with edit_user permission can set is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdmin access.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-21
Modified 2026-06-22
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-56396Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-56396Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-56396Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-56396GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-56396" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-56396 on GitHub.