MajorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-111893 (CVSS 8.5)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 17, 2026Risk 37/100

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::saveCategoryRestrictions() that lets delegated administrators assign categories outside their own scope. Category-restricted administrators can POST to /admin/api/group/category-restrictions with out-of-scope or empty categoryIds to grant groups unrestricted category access.

Technical details

CVSS

8.5

AV:NetworkAC:LowPR:HighUI:None

Evidence and sources

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