CVE-2026-40384 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	7.5 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 35%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
joomla	joomla\!	4.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.4.6
joomla	joomla\!	6.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.1.1

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Vulnerability Media Exposure

[GERMAN] Joomla: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Joomla ausnutzen, um Angriffe wie Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL-Injection, Privilegienerweiterung, Umgehung der Authentifizierung, Path Traversal, Local File Inclusion (LFI) und unbefugten Zugriff durchzuführen.
Published: 2026-05-26T22:00:00+00:00

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1042-20260510-core-path-traversal-in-com-media-webservice-endpoint.html