CVE•Published 2026-08-19•Modified 2026-09-01•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-75920Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-377Insecure Temporary File

Description

phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 writes content backup ZIP archives to the web-accessible document root at content.zip, exposing sensitive files including database credentials. Unauthenticated attackers can race concurrent requests to download the temporary ZIP file before deletion, or exploit XSS in admin contexts to trigger authenticated backups and retrieve the archive.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-19

Modified 2026-09-01

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

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).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-75920

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq"

All exposed Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Phpmyfaq"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Phpmyfaq" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-75920