CVE-2026-76211

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to properly enforce CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission on admin API read endpoints for LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and dashboard configuration, allowing any authenticated user to access sensitive administrative data. Attackers can retrieve LDAP server topology, bind account names, search bases, index statistics, and site analytics by calling these endpoints with a valid session.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
11%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-information-disclosure-via-admin-api
github Patch Available

Admin config-read API endpoints (LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, dashboard) are gated by login only, not CONFIGURATION_EDIT · Advisory · thorsten/phpMyFAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7gh7-qh7c-9r8m

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76211(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× 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.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 17:32 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-20 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-76211?
CVE-2026-76211 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to properly enforce CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission on admin API read endpoints for LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and dashboard configuration, allowing any authenticated user to access sensitive administrative data. Attackers can retrieve LDAP server topology, bind…
When was CVE-2026-76211 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76211 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-76211 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-76211 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 89.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76211?
CVE-2026-76211 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76211?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76211, 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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