CVE-2026-33706
Chamilo LMS has a REST API Self-Privilege Escalation (Student → Teacher)
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
7th
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.
| CWE | CWE-269 |
| Vendor | chamilo |
| Product | chamilo-lms |
| Published | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 14, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
chamilo / chamilo-lms
< 1.11.38