CVE-2026-23898

HIGH EPSS 36.2%
Published Apr 1, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.6 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Apr 1, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Lack of input validation leads to an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the autoupdate server mechanism.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
36.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-73

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
joomlajoomla\!*≥3.0.0  –  <5.4.4
joomlajoomla\!*≥6.0.0  –  <6.0.4

References 1

  • developer.joomla.org https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1031-20260305-core-arbitrary-file-deletion-in-com-joomlaupdate.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.