Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2026-78076Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10

Medium 5.1

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla from joomshaper.com. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
joomshaper.com	Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla	1.0-2.2.9

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

References

https://www.joomshaper.com/joomla-templates/helixultimate product