CVE-2026-85591

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 43.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-04 11:29Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-10 15:09Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-09-04

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-620Unverified Password ChangeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a7e77d67b8cb5d4978804f85e847819b504350c4aee8697ea5f75f7a74d99bfc

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6r2c-694w-24qv)https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2c-694w-24qvvendor-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authentication Bypass via Unverified Password Changehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-authentication-bypass-via-unverified-password-changethird-party-advisory