CVE-2026-23898

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

CVSS 4.0

8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)

CWE

CWE-73

Published

2026-04-01

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• joomla:joomla\!

References

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

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