Improper access control in Forum Access - CVE-2026-122072
Published: November 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU159423
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-122072
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected module does not sufficiently check access for creating forum topics in private forums. A remote user can post new topics in a forum where they should only have view access.
Affected software
Forum Access
How to mitigate CVE-2026-122072
Install updates from vendor's website.
Forum Access - update to 2.0.3