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Critical 9.8Published May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-48898An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.
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An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
joomla joomla! joomla:joomla! | from 4.0.0 before 5.4.6; from 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 | NVD |
References
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1045-20260513-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-users-batch-task.htmlvendor-advisory
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