🛡️ CVE-2021-26038 — joomla

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

[20210704] - Core - Privilege escalation through com_installer

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.27. Install action in com_installer lack the required hardcoded ACL checks for superusers. A default system is not affected cause the default ACL for com_installer is limited to super users already.

Affected software

CVE-2021-26038 is recorded against 1 package.

  • joomla

Timeline and source

Published on 3 April 2025 and last revised on 20 May 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

developer.joomla.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-04-03
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-05-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
joomla

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