CVE-2026-23898

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  "id": "CVE-2026-23898",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-01T10:16:16.397",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Lack of input validation leads to an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the autoupdate server mechanism."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La falta de validación de entrada conduce a una vulnerabilidad de eliminación arbitraria de archivos en el mecanismo del servidor de autoactualización."
    }
  ],
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          "product": "Joomla! CMS",
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      "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1031-20260305-core-arbitrary-file-deletion-in-com-joomlaupdate.html",
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}