What is CVE-2026-35676?

CVE-2026-35676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-35676?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq

CVE-2026-35676

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an unauthenticated password reset vulnerability in the user password update API endpoint that allows attackers to change account passwords without token validation. Attackers can enumerate valid username and…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Thorsten Phpmyfaq — versions 0, 4.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35676?: CVE-2026-35676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-35676?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.