CVE-2026-66398

thorsten phpMyFAQVulnerabilityCVSS 9.4

phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the configuration API that allows authenticated administrators with CONFIGURATION_EDIT and ATTACHMENT_ADD privileges to write arbitrary PHP files by manipulating the upgrade.lastDownloadedPackage setting. Attackers can upload a malicious ZIP file as an attachment, point the updater configuration to its stored path, and extract it into the application root to achieve code execution as the web server user.

No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.

Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.

CVE-2026-66398 thorsten phpMyFAQ Vulnerability

Severity metrics

CVSS 4.0 : 9.4 CRITICAL

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)

Attack complexityLow

Attack requirementsNone

Privileges requiredHigh

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Subsequent confidentialityHigh

Subsequent integrityHigh

Subsequent availabilityHigh

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Affected & fixed versions by distribution

Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.

No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.

Sources

Advisory NVD CVE.org

Published 2026-07-27 · updated 2026-07-30 · source: NVD