Is CVE-2026-33706 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-33706 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-33706?

CVE-2026-33706 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2026-33706?

Patch guidance is available from chamilo security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-33706.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-33706?

1 product: chamilo chamilo lms.

Fix CVE-2026-33706 - HIGH chamilo chamilo lms

Description

Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38, any authenticated user with a REST API key can modify their own status field via the update_user_from_username endpoint. A student (status=5) can change their status to Teacher/CourseManager (status=1), gaining course creation and management privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CHAMILO
Published: 4/10/2026
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-33706

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