CVE-2026-48898
HighPublished
Joomla! Core - [20260513] - Privilege escalation through com_users batch task
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Updated
- May 27, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Joomla
- Evidence observed
- Aug 28, 2026
Primary CVSS
8.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X0.3%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 19.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.
Sources
1- joomla_exploitsExploit
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