CVE-2026-72531mediumCWE-284

CVE-2026-72531: medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla! CMS

Joomla! Core - [20260804] - Improper ACL checks for custom fields webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2

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13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 5.1epss 0.3%
Joomla! Core - [20260804] - Improper ACL checks for custom fields webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to create fields for inaccessible components.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Joomla! Project · Joomla! CMS
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