CVE-2026-90915Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Arbitrary directory deletion via cache-group path traversal

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

Path traversal in Joomla! CMS 4.0.0 through 5.4.8 and 6.0.0 through 6.1.3 lets remote authenticated users delete directories via cache purge. The file-backed caching layer fails to validate a cache group name before using it as a directory path, allowing traversal outside the intended cache location. Exploitation requires high-privilege access to the purge action, and deletion is limited to directories the Joomla process can remove.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Joomla! CMS 4.0.0 through 5.4.8 and 6.0.0 through 6.1.3 lets remote authenticated users delete directories via cache purge. The file-backed caching layer fails to validate a cache group name before using it as a directory path, allowing traversal outside the intended cache location. Exploitation requires high-privilege access to the purge action, and deletion is limited to directories the Joomla process can remove.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-90915
Published
Sep 29, 2026
Updated
Sep 29, 2026
Vendor
Joomla! Project
Product
Joomla! CMS
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0.0-5.4.8
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.0-6.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Joomla! Project · Joomla! CMSversion=4.0.0-5.4.8; version=6.0.0-6.1.3

Published CVSS scores

7.0Joomla! Project CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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