CVE-2026-119561
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 WebAuthn Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via CustomServer
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 WebAuthn Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via CustomServer
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-119561- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-113826
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113826- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmm7-jqq6-vwhr
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer:...
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
GHSA-hmm7-jqq6-vwhr- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-119561- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 WebAuthn Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via CustomServer
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-119561- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-119561
8.1
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119561- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-119561
7.6
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119561- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.1+dfsg-14:5.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u14:5.2.1+dfsg-24:5.2.1+dfsg-34:5.2.1+dfsg-4 Show 9 moreShow less4:5.2.2-dev+759fe912a-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20241130+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20241228+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250114+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250121+dfsg-14:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3 Show 13 moreShow less4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm54:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.6.6-54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm14:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm24:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-24:4.9.2+dfsg1-14:4.9.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu14:4.9.5+dfsg1-24:4.9.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2ubuntu54:5.1.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu14:5.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu14:5.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu24:5.2.1+dfsg-3 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| facts, references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-119561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Phpmyadmin, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/WebAuthn/CustomServer.php
abraxaslabs.tech/research/PMA-5.2.3-WebAuthn-2FA
abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-webauthn
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-webauthn-two-factor-authentication-bypass-via-customserver
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119561