CVE-2026-45010
Unauthenticated 2FA bypass via brute-forcing TOTP on /admin/check in phpMyFAQ.
Is CVE-2026-45010 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-45010 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 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-45010?
CVE-2026-45010 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. 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-2026-45010?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-45010. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-45010 affect?
CVE-2026-45010 affects phpMyFAQ <= 4.1.1. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-45010?
Upgrade to phpMyFAQ 4.1.2+; apply vendor patch.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can bypass 2FA and gain full admin access by brute-forcing six-digit TOTP on /admin/check.
Immediate action required
- affected< 4.1.2
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.