CVE-2026-14949

CVE-2026-14949

A low privileged remote attacker with a valid session can submit a request to the user creation functionality exposed through /api/user/add.php to create new accounts with arbitrary role values, including the highest privilege level used by the application.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-14949: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14949?
CVE-2026-14949 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-14949?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.