Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2026-48947Joomla! Core - [20260701] - Incorrect Access Control in com_media webservice endpoints

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Joomla! CMS from Joomla! Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper access check allows privileged users to overwrite media files without editing permissions.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 4.1.0-5.4.66.0.0-6.1.1

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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