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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2026· Updated May 28, 2026

CVE-2026-40384

CVE-2026-40384

Description

An improper validation of the search parameter of the com_media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.

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Affected products

3

Joomla/Joomla!inferred
Joomla/com_mediallm-fuzzy
osv-coords
pkg:bitnami/joomla
Range: >= 4.0.0, < 5.4.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1042-20260510-core-path-traversal-in-com-media-webservice-endpoint.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

News mentions

1

Joomla! May 2026: 18 CVEs Including Critical SQLi, LFI, and Privilege Escalation Flaws
Vypr Intelligence · May 26, 2026