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Attackers can delete the database.php configuration file to disable the installation gate and access the public setup wizard to create new superadmin accounts.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00398,"percentile":0.34391,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-07-27T15:43:47Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:41Z","products":[{"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpmyfaq"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-mh9w-5hr8-3272","tags":["vendor-advisory","exploit","advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-path-traversal-via-category-image-deletion","tags":["third-party-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66397","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cv6-9jjm-xp2g"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66397.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-66397","title":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Path Traversal via category image deletion","description":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 fails to validate path traversal sequences in the existing_image field during category updates, allowing authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files by exploiting insufficient sanitization in Image::delete(). 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