Is CVE-2026-111886 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-111886?

CVE-2026-111886 has a CVSS v3 severity of MEDIUM (6.5).

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CVE-2026-111886

Description

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta lacks brute-force lockout in the removeTwofactorConfig() 2FA removal endpoint, allowing authenticated attackers to guess TOTP codes without limit. Attackers holding a hijacked session and CSRF token can repeatedly POST guesses to /api/user/remove-twofactor to permanently disable the victim's 2FA.