CVE-2026-39903 HIGH

CVE-2026-39903: Simple Machines Forum Authorization Bypass via AttachmentApprove.php

Vendor Simplemachines
Product SMF
Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
Published July 10, 2026
Last update July 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Simple Machines Forum 2.1 prior to commit 7d048f8 and 3.0 prior to commit a7875e8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in Sources/Actions/AttachmentApprove.php where a single-character operator error causes the permission check to always pass regardless of user permissions. An authenticated low-privileged user can approve, reject, or delete any pending attachments on any board without holding the required approve_posts permission, bypass moderation queues for their own uploads, and enumerate and delete other users' pending attachments.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2026 CVE published
July 28, 2026 Record updated

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