CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42176

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Scoold prior to version 1.67.0, the admins configuration value can be modified through /api/config/set/admins using a forged Bearer token accepted as an admin API token. Once changed, the target email is written to the application configuration file, and after a Scoold restart the selected user is recognized as an administrator and gains admin panel access. This gives an attacker a reliable persistence path. The issue is patched in version 1.67.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can persistently gain administrator privileges after an application restart, leading to full control of the platform. This enables data theft, content modification, and further escalation.

Recommendation

Update Scoold to version 1.67.0 or later. Verify the scoold.admins configuration file and check for unauthorized accounts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS