VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2026-48899

critical
Published 2026-05-26 · Modified 2026-05-26
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.8

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@joomla.org — https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1047-20260515-core-incorrect-access-control-in-sample-data-plugins.html

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
joomlajoomla\!{"startIncluding":"4.0.0","endExcluding":"5.4.6"}5.4.6

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.