Is CVE-2026-42176 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-42176 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-42176 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-42176 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42176?

CVE-2026-42176 has a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2026-42176

CWE-306Published: May 8, 2026· Updated: May 12, 2026

6.7

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.03%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:10.4th

Official 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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-42176 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 6.7.