PT-2026-43296 · Joomla · Joomla! Cms

Published 2026-05-26 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2026-40384

NVD

CVSS v4.0

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

An improper validation of the search parameter of the com media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40384

Affected Products

Joomla! Cms

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40384 · Security Note
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1042-20260510-core-path-traversal-in-com-media-webservice-endpoint.html · Vendor Advisory