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CVE-2026-42176

6.7 · MEDIUM

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams.

Published May 8, 2026CWE-306EPSS 0.43%

Overview

CVE-2026-42176 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to version 1.67.0, Scoold allows the admins configuration value to be modified through /api/config/set/admins with a forged Bearer token that is accepted as an admin API token. Once that setting is changed, the target email address is written to the application configuration file. The change does not become active immediately in the current process, because the ADMINS set is loaded once at startup. After a Scoold restart, though, the selected user is recognized as an administrator and gains access to the admin panel. This issue gives an attacker a reliable persistence path: write their own email into scoold.admins, wait for a restart or trigger one operationally, and the account comes back as admin. This issue has been patched in version 1.67.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/tag/1.67.0GitHubgithub.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-7qfx-c234-xg4gGitHubgithub.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-7qfx-c234-xg4g

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42176?

CVE-2026-42176 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-42176?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-42176?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-42176?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-42176 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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