CVE•Published 2026-07-15•Modified 2026-07-16•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-57996
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 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin: true and attacker-chosen credentials to create a SuperAdmin account, then authenticate as that account to achieve full instance takeover.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-15
Modified 2026-07-16
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-57996Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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