VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-42562

CVSS score8.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-09
Last modified2026-07-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Description

Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute from user input, and the escalated account can immediately access admin-only routes. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-269

Primary references