CVE-2026-85588 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Export

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 include live TOTP shared secrets in plaintext within user data export ZIP files. Attackers obtaining exported archives can extract the TOTP seed and generate valid one-time codes to bypass two-factor authentication.

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CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

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Vendor	thorsten
Product	phpMyFAQ
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.1.8 (excl.) Version 4.1.8 is unaffected

CVE-2026-85588 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Export

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