CVE-2026-71572

MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-18. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Joomla! Core - [20260801] - Response header injection in download views in Joomla 3.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - Lack of output processing allowed a header injection in the multiple download views, leading to reflected file download / content-type confusion.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71572(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 02:10 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 21:57 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-16 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 14:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-15 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-14 12:48 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-14 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-13 10:54 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-13 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-12 09:02 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-11 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-11 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-10 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-09 03:25 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-09 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-07 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-07 22:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-06 20:46 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-06 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-05 18:55 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-05 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-04 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-04 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-03 15:12 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.60
  14. 2026-09-03 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-03 15:09 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.4
  16. 2026-09-03 07:07 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-03 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-02 05:13 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-02 05:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-01 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-31 01:27 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-31 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-29 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-28 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-28 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-27 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-27 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-26 18:13 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-26 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-25 16:12 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-25 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-23 12:27 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-23 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-22 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-22 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-21 08:45 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-21 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-20 06:54 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-20 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-19 05:02 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-19 05:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-18 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-18 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-18 19:29 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-18 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-18 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-18 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71572?
CVE-2026-71572 is a medium vulnerability published on August 18, 2026. Joomla! Core - [20260801] - Response header injection in download views in Joomla 3.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - Lack of output processing allowed a header injection in the multiple download views, leading to reflected file download / content-type confusion.
When was CVE-2026-71572 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71572 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71572 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71572 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71572?
CVE-2026-71572 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71572?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71572, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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