CVE-2026-72531
Received
Received - Intake
Improper ACL Checks in Joomla Core Webservice
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-72531, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-18
Last updated on: 2026-08-18
Assigner: Joomla! Project
Description
Description
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.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| joomla | joomla | From 4.0.0 (inc) to 6.0.0 (exc) |
| joomla | joomla | From 6.0.0 (inc) to 6.1.2 (inc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-284 | The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. |
