Description
MyBB 1.8.40 does not restrict which usergroup a limited Admin Control Panel user may assign when creating or editing users; the user module offers the Administrators group (gid 4) and its datahandler's verify_usergroup() unconditionally returns true. An admin holding only the delegated user-management permission can assign the Administrators group to an account and escalate to the full Administrator permission set.
Published: 2026-06-28
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description MyBB 1.8.40 does not restrict which usergroup a limited Admin Control Panel user may assign when creating or editing users; the user module offers the Administrators group (gid 4) and its datahandler's verify_usergroup() unconditionally returns true. An admin holding only the delegated user-management permission can assign the Administrators group to an account and escalate to the full Administrator permission set.
Title MyBB - Privilege Escalation from Limited ACP User Management to Administrator
First Time appeared Mybb
Mybb mybb
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mybb
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References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-28T01:32:56.492Z

Reserved: 2026-06-28T00:55:25.426Z

Link: CVE-2026-58054

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-28T08:45:06Z

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