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CVE-2026-42562
HIGH · CVSS 8.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-09T20:16:28.933 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:48:02.513

Summary

Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute from user input, and the escalated account can immediately access admin-only routes. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.

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