What is CVE-2026-45008?

CVE-2026-45008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-45008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq

CVE-2026-45008

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in Client::deleteClientFolder that allows admins with INSTANCE_DELETE permission to delete arbitrary directories. Attackers can submit traversal sequences like https://../../../…

EPSS: 0.000 (15.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Thorsten Phpmyfaq — versions 0, 4.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45008?: CVE-2026-45008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-45008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.