CVE-2026-57996
Privilege escalation in phpMyFAQ allows delegated admins to create SuperAdmin accounts.
Is CVE-2026-57996 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57996 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 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57996?
CVE-2026-57996 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. 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-2026-57996?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-57996. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-57996 affect?
CVE-2026-57996 affects phpMyFAQ < 4.1.5, phpMyFAQ admin API (POST /admin/api/user/add). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57996?
Upgrade to phpMyFAQ 4.1.5+, restrict USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Delegated admins can POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin=true to create SuperAdmin accounts, enabling full instance takeover and persistent admin access.
Patch when possible
- affected< 4.1.5
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.