Vulnerability Analysis
Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
CVE-2026-48902
The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.19%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
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Ransomware Use
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KEV Due Date
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.190%
EPSS Percentile
8.7th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
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| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
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