---
title: "CVE-2026-111882: phpMyFAQ - Authentication Bypass"
description: "phpMyFAQ 3.2.0-alpha < 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta contain an authentication bypass caused by improper handling of Keycloak and Entra ID SSO callbacks, letting IdP-authenticated users skip TOTP two-factor authentication, exploit requires valid or phished IdP identity."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-111882/
---

# CVE-2026-111882 phpMyFAQ - Authentication Bypass

phpMyFAQ 3.2.0-alpha < 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta contain an authentication bypass caused by improper handling of Keycloak and Entra ID SSO callbacks, letting IdP-authenticated users skip TOTP two-factor authentication, exploit requires valid or phished IdP identity.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111882)

## Details

Type

Broken Authentication

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

17 October 2026

Updated

19 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 4.1.9 or 4.2.0-beta or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111882](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111882)
- [https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-43g3-pp5p-fg96](https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-43g3-pp5p-fg96)
- [https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8fvf-747v-qjr6](https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8fvf-747v-qjr6)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-3.2.0-alpha-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-totp-2fa-bypass-via-sso-callbacks](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-3.2.0-alpha-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-totp-2fa-bypass-via-sso-callbacks)

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