CVE-2026-45009

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
6.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Ordinary Authenticated User Can Access Admin-Only API Endpoints Due to Insufficient Authorization Check in phpMyFAQ · Advisory · thorsten/phpMyFAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
generic

phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpoints | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45009(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq4.1.14.1.2—
phpMyFAQ/phpMyFAQ—4.1.2—
thorsten/phpmyfaq4.1.14.1.2—
thorsten/phpMyFAQ—4.1.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45009?
CVE-2026-45009 is a medium vulnerability published on May 15, 2026. phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access…
When was CVE-2026-45009 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45009 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45009 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45009 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45009?
CVE-2026-45009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45009?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45009, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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