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Critical 9.8Published May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-48902Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
Updated under an hour ago ()
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The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-319
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Joomla
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS joomla_project:joomla_cms (from the name) | 3.9.0-5.4.5; 6.0.0-6.1.0 | CNA record |
joomla joomla! joomla:joomla! | from 3.0.0 before 5.4.6; from 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 | NVD |
References
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1050-20260518-core-transport-encryption-downgrade-for-password-and-username-reset-links.htmlvendor-advisory
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