High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42562
CVE-2026-42562
Description
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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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.1
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