CVE-2026-85592

LOWPre-NVD 3.73.7—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 3.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 3.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
3.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 3.7Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the question creation endpoint where the isAddingQuestionsAllowed() method grants access to all callers when main.enableAskQuestions is enabled, ignoring the records.allowQuestionsForGuests setting. Unauthenticated attackers can submit questions via the question/create API endpoint to bypass guest submission restrictions and inject spam into the admin moderation queue.

CVSS v3
3.7
EG Score
3.7(high)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: 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
Severity37% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 4, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85592(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 / 34× 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. 2026-09-24 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-21 12:34 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-21 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-18 08:31 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-18 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-15 04:27 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-12 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-12 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-08 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-07 22:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-07 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-04 18:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-04 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-04 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-04 11:34 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-04 11:33 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85592?
CVE-2026-85592 is a low vulnerability published on September 4, 2026. phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the question creation endpoint where the isAddingQuestionsAllowed() method grants access to all callers when main.enableAskQuestions is enabled, ignoring the records.allowQuestionsForGuests setting. Unauthenticated attackers…
When was CVE-2026-85592 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85592 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85592 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85592 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 78.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85592?
CVE-2026-85592 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85592?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85592, 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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