CVE-2026-57996 | BDVDB-2026-348707 Detail

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phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin: true and attacker-chosen credentials to create a SuperAdmin account, then authenticate as that account to achieve full instance takeover.

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1. Version 12026-07-15Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22026-07-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.