SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-65889

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated recursive directory deletion < 2.20.2 - The generateNewApp method allows actors to recursively delete directories.

CRITICAL 9.2EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated recursive directory deletion < 2.20.2 - The generateNewApp method allows actors to recursively delete directories.

CVSS 4.0
9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.29% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-284
Affected
balbooa/gridbox
Source
security@joomla.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.