CVE-2026-46362

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: 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 authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated users, exposing admin logs, user data, system information, and application configuration.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
22.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Authorization Bypass in All Admin Pages Due to Non-Terminating Permission Check in phpMyFAQ · Advisory · thorsten/phpMyFAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46362(1)

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

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions)4.1.2—
thorsten/phpmyfaq2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions)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 / 46× 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-2026-46362?
CVE-2026-46362 is a medium vulnerability published on May 15, 2026. phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated…
When was CVE-2026-46362 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46362 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-2026-46362 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46362 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46362?
CVE-2026-46362 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46362?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46362, 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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