Lyrie
Critical CVE
CVSS 9.83 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·5/26/2026

CRITICAL: CVE-2026-48904 (CVSS 9.8) — joomla joomla\!

CVE: CVE-2026-48904

CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: CRITICAL

Status: Critical advisory

Affected

  • joomla joomla\!

Summary

An improper access check allows privelege escalation through the com_users group editing webservice endpoint.

Verified Sources

References

  • https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1046-20260514-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-users-webservice-endpoints.html

_Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation._

Lyrie Verdict

A vulnerability of this severity is exactly what Lyrie's anti-rogue-AI defense is built for: continuous, autonomous monitoring that doesn't wait for human reaction time.

Validated sources

  1. [1]NVD
  2. [2]GitHub Advisory
  3. [3]MITRE