CVE-2026-119561: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 WebAuthn Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via CustomServer
Published Oct 30, 2026
·Updated
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthnrequestresponse with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.
Event History
Oct 30, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:31 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:31 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness