CVE detail
CVE-2026-66399
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers() that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding user-management rights and immediately inherit those permissions to modify or delete user accounts.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 2
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 2
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
2 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-privilege-escalation-via-group-membershipwww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comJul 27, 2026, 4:18 PM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJul 27, 2026, 4:18 PM
Exploit code
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