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CVE-2026-119556VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Moodle 4.2.0 through 4.5.15, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, and 5.3.0 contain a missing capability check in the core_grades_get_gradeitems web service that allows enrolled students to view hidden grade items

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-119556· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.05.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.14.3
CNACVSS 4.05.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSmoodlepkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
  • =3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSmoodlepkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 2.7.9+dfsg-1 – 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1
7 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

Moodle 4.2.0 through 4.5.15, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, and 5.3.0 contain a missing capability check in the core_grades_get_gradeitems web service that allows enrolled students to view hidden grade items. Authenticated course users can call the AJAX or mobile web service to list hidden grade item ids, names, and categories that the gradebook conceals from them.

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