# CVE-2026-65712: Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - Insecure path handling in CDN for Joomla Pro extension

> An attacker can exploit insecure path handling to expose local file existence and modification metadata outside the site directory.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h26c-c8w4-w73x

## What is CVE-2026-65712?

CVE-2026-65712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in regularlabs.com CDN for Joomla Pro extension for Joomla, published on 23 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - Insecure path handling in CDN for Joomla Pro extension - CDN versioning could check file paths outside the site directory, exposing local file existence and modification metadata.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65712?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-65712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-65712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-65712 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-65712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in regularlabs.com CDN for Joomla Pro extension for Joomla, published on 23 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: regularlabs.com CDN for Joomla Pro extension for Joomla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65712/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65712/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65712
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65712
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65712

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65712/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.