CVE-2026-45010

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
72(Attend)
EG Risk 72/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
26.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 16, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Unauthenticated 2FA brute-force via /admin/check accepting arbitrary user-id · Advisory · thorsten/phpMyFAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9pq7-mfwh-xx2j
generic

phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-unauthenticated-two-factor-authentication-brute-force-via-admin-check-endpoint

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45010(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions)4.1.2—
thorsten/phpmyfaq2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions)4.1.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 32× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45010?
CVE-2026-45010 is a critical vulnerability published on May 15, 2026. phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by…
When was CVE-2026-45010 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45010 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45010 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45010 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45010?
CVE-2026-45010 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45010?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45010, 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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