CVE-2026-43621EPSS p27.9%
CVE-2026-43621CVE-2026-43621
Description
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) through 2.1.7, fixed in commit 6f0dc61, contains an authorization state-confusion vulnerability in the profile loader that allows authenticated low-privileged users to gain administrator access by supplying multiple values for the user parameter. Attackers can exploit the mismatch between Profile::$member and User::$me->is_owner during sequential profile loading to be treated as the owner of an administrator profile, enabling unauthorized password changes and full account takeover.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.36% probability of exploitation · percentile 27.9% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-09-24 |