CVE-2026-48902: critical vulnerability in Joomla! CMS
Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
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28Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.3%
The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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