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CVE-2026-75920

CVE-2026-75920MEDIUM

thorsten phpMyFAQ — phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Information Disclosure via Backup ZIP

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   P   N   P   H   N   N    6.0   .0036   27.3     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions     Fixed
  phpMyFAQ  unspecified  4.1.6

TIMELINE
  Aug 18  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 1   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-75920 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-377 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 writes content backup ZIP archives to the web-accessible document root at content.zip, exposing sensitive files including database credentials. Unauthenticated attackers can race concurrent requests to download the temporary ZIP file before deletion, or exploit XSS in admin contexts to trigger authenticated backups and retrieve the archive.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 18, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 1, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-75920 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	—	—	4.1.6

Weaknesses

CWE-377

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8hmh-mrx6-pqvf [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-information-disclosure-via-backup-zip [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-75920 at cve.org

Vendors: thorsten

Weaknesses: CWE-377

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