Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-35676

HighPublic PoCUpdated

Published: 28 May 2026

Published
28 May 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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
EPSS Score 0.0024 15.3th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-35676 is a high-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an unauthenticated password reset vulnerability in the user password update API endpoint that allows attackers to change account passwords without token validation. Attackers can enumerate valid username and email pairs and force immediate password changes by…

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sending PUT requests to the /api/index.php/user/password/update endpoint, causing account disruption and invalidating legitimate user credentials.

CWE(s)
CWE-640

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence
Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems.
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Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated API flaw in public web app directly enables exploitation (T1190) and unauthorized password changes (T1098 Account Manipulation).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2020-37158Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-25858Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-40585Shared CWE-640
CVE-2025-63314Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-1325Shared CWE-640

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

IA-5 Authenticator Management
addresses: CWE-640

Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.

References