---
id: "CVE-2026-124433"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124433"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124433"]
title: "phpMyFAQ: delegated admins can delete higher-privileged groups before 4.1.11"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "php", "phpmyfaq", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-delegated-admins", "phpmyfaq-4.1.11-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T14:18:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T14:48:38+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T14:50:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124433", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T14:48:38+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# phpMyFAQ: delegated admins can delete higher-privileged groups before 4.1.11

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124433 (this .md is for agents)

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 lets a delegated administrator who only holds the GROUP_DELETE permission delete more privileged groups. Deleting those groups also removes their memberships and permission mappings.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed phpMyFAQ version in the application's composer.json or the admin footer; unknown whether the sources name an exact check beyond this.
- Review which accounts hold only the GROUP_DELETE permission in the admin user and group settings.

## Fix

- phpMyFAQ `4.1.11` or later, per the product description (before 4.1.11 is affected).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T14:48:38+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124433

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jprf-xpcq-vjwq
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.11-insufficient-authorization-in-group-deletion-via-groupcontroller

## From the sources

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target group_list_select value to /admin/group/confirm and then /admin/group/delete to remove privileged groups, their memberships, and permission mappings.

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