VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-40384
An improper validation of the search parameter of the com_media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An improper validation of the search parameter of the com_media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.
- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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/M
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 44th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- security@joomla.org
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.