Description
An improper access check allows privelege escalation through the com_users group editing webservice endpoint.
Published: 2026-05-26
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Joomla joomla!
Vendors & Products Joomla joomla!

Tue, 26 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Joomla
Joomla joomla\!
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Joomla
Joomla joomla\!
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description An improper access check allows privelege escalation through the com_users group editing webservice endpoint.
Title Joomla! Core - [20260514] - Privilege escalation through com_users webservice endpoints
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T09:12:13.794Z

Reserved: 2026-05-26T10:06:17.656Z

Link: CVE-2026-48904

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:26:30.739Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-26T17:16:55.203

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:55:22.633

Link: CVE-2026-48904

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T10:04:34Z

Weaknesses