Answer in brief
CVE-2026-111891 records a High severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via Group Permissions API. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps thorsten/phpMyFAQ (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps thorsten/phpMyFAQ (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| thorsten/phpMyFAQgeneric | >=4.2.0-alpha.2 <4.2.0-beta | 4.2.0-beta |
Published upstream
Oct 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 17, 2026
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group permission API, whose updatePermissions and updateMembers endpoints check held rights without regard to language or category scope and write unrestricted group grants. Non-superadmin administrators holding GROUP_EDIT can grant a group a right they hold only in a narrow scope and self-join it via updateMembers, gaining unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages and categories.
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