CVE-2026-90916

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.15.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.1 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2% (13th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:joomla, epss
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 5.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

Joomla! Core - [20260906] - Core - Improper ACL checks in content history comparison view in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to view inaccessible contents.

CVSS v3
5.1
EG Score
5.1MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
23
EG Risk 23/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity51% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
13th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 29, 2026

Last Modified

October 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[20260906] - Core - Improper ACL checks in content history comparison view

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1086-20260906-core-improper-acl-checks-in-content-history-comparsion-view.html
generic

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90916(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 20× in last 7d / 20× 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.

  1. 2026-10-04 08:05 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-04 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-03 07:03 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-03 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-02 06:00 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-02 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-10-01 04:57 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-01 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-30 21:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-30 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-30 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-30 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-30 07:35 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-30 07:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-29 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-29 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-29 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-29 16:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-90916?
CVE-2026-90916 is a medium vulnerability published on September 29, 2026. Joomla! Core - [20260906] - Core - Improper ACL checks in content history comparison view in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to view inaccessible contents.
When was CVE-2026-90916 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90916 was first published on September 29, 2026, with the most recent update on October 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-90916 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90916 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (13th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-90916?
CVE-2026-90916 has a CVSS base score of 5.1 (the CNA's own assessment, by joomla; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90916?
No fix for CVE-2026-90916 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-90916 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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