CVE-2026-48898

HIGHPre-NVD 8.29.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-26. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.2; sources differ by 1.6.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:joomla, epss, ghsa
8.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
18.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

May 27, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 26, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[20260513] - Core - Privilege escalation through com_users batch task

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1045-20260513-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-users-batch-task.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48898(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 93× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48898?
CVE-2026-48898 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. An improper access check allows privilege escalation through the com_users batch task.
When was CVE-2026-48898 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48898 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on May 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48898 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48898 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48898?
CVE-2026-48898 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.2 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48898?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48898, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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