VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-48904
An improper access check allows privelege escalation through the com_users group editing webservice endpoint.
HIGH 8.2EPSS 4.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper access check allows privelege escalation through the com_users group editing webservice endpoint.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS: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
- EPSS
- 4.58% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- security@joomla.org
EPSS moved from 4.6% on 25 October 2026 to 4.6% on 26 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.