CVE-2026-75919

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-75919?

No published fix for CVE-2026-75919 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2026-75919 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-75919 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-75919?

CVE-2026-75919 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-19.