What is CVE-2026-35671?

CVE-2026-35671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-35671?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Thorsten Phpmyfaq

CVE-2026-35671

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the admin API user password endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to change any user's password without authorization verification. An attacker…

EPSS: 0.000 (13.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thorsten Phpmyfaq — versions 0, 4.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35671?: CVE-2026-35671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-35671?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.