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CVE-2026-90918: Joomla! CMS · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Joomla! CMSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Joomla! ProjectJoomla! CMSAffected
  • =4.0.0-5.4.8
  • =6.0.0-6.1.3
Fixed in–
Packagistjoomla/joomla-cmspkg:composer/joomla/joomla-cmsOther threatsAffected
  • =4.0.0-5.4.8
  • =6.0.0-6.1.3
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Project vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should consider disabling or restricting the use of HTML mail templates or applying manual input sanitization if feasible. Monitor Joomla! Project advisories for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.

Description

CVE-2026-90918 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! CMS affecting versions 4.0.0 through 5.4.8 and 6.0.0 through 6.1.3. The issue arises from the mail template feature lacking proper escaping mechanisms, allowing injection of malicious scripts in HTML mail templates. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.9.

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