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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-48899

CVE-2026-48899

Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS — Joomla! Core - [20260515] - Incorrect Access Control in sample data plugins

EPSS 0.2%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
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CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 14.4.144 × 202.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Joomla! CMS4.0.0-5.4.5–CNA
Joomla! CMS6.0.0-6.1.0–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Joomla (CNA)5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorydeveloper.joomla.org/security-centre/1047-20260515-core-incorrect-access-control-in-sample-data-plugins.html