CVE-2026-42562
Privilege escalation in Plainpad before 1.1.1 via admin flag in PUT.
Is CVE-2026-42562 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-42562 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-42562?
CVE-2026-42562 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-42562?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-42562. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-42562 affect?
CVE-2026-42562 affects Plainpad (self-hosted). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-42562?
Upgrade to 1.1.1 or newer.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can set admin=true to gain admin access and admin-only routes.
Patch when possible
- affected< 1.1.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.