What is CVE-2026-42176?

CVE-2026-42176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Erudika Scoold, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-42176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Erudika Scoold

CVE-2026-42176

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to version 1.67.0, Scoold allows the admins configuration value to be modified through /api/config/set/admins with a forged Bearer token that is accepted as an admin API tok…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.000 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Erudika Scoold — versions < 1.67.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42176?: CVE-2026-42176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Erudika Scoold, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-42176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.