{"id":"CVE-2026-48898","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-48898","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:56:05.924Z","title":"An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.","description":"An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.","published":"2026-05-26T17:16:54.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-24T11:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@joomla.org","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":8.2,"severity":"HIGH","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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["joomla/joomla\\!"],"epss":{"score":0.00268,"percentile":0.18806,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1045-20260513-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-users-batch-task.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@joomla.org"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48898","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}