Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2026-48899Joomla! Core - [20260515] - Incorrect Access Control in sample data plugins

Medium 5.3

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 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 4.0.0-5.4.56.0.0-6.1.0

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

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