🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48902

CRITICAL 9.8

Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.

Vendor joomla! project
Product joomla! cms
Published May 26, 2026
Last Updated Jun 5, 2026
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Affected Versions

Joomla! Project / Joomla! CMS
3.9.0-5.4.5 6.0.0-6.1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
developer.joomla.org: https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1050-20260518-core-transport-encryption-downgrade-for-password-and-username-reset-links.html

Credits

@ZeroXJacks, https://github.com/ZeroXJacks