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CVE-2026-48907

Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor•CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8• In the wild In CISA KEV

What is CVE-2026-48907?

A vulnerability in the JCE editor extension for Joomla allows the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users, ultimately resulting in PHP code upload and execution.

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

SeverityCRITICAL

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS85% · P100

Triage statusActive Exploit

ActionPatch immediately

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWECWE-284

NVD published2026-06-05

NVD last modified2026-07-23

Timeline

2026-06-05Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-06-16Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
2026-06-19CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)
2026-07-23NVD record last updated

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Added to KEV2026-06-16

Federal patch deadline2026-06-19

Known ransomware useUnknown

Affected product

Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor

Remediation Steps

Apply security patch from Widget Factory/Joomla vendor immediately
Disable the JCE plugin if patch is not immediately available
Review access logs for evidence of exploitation attempts

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 2 of July 2026 (July 13 – 19)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of July 2026 (July 6 – 12)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 5 of June 2026 (June 29 – July 5)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 4 of June 2026 (June 22 – 28)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 3 of June 2026 (June 15 – 21)

Related vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-90898 (same weakness: CWE-284)
CVE-2026-73749 – Hpe Arubaos-Cx (same weakness: CWE-284)
CVE-2026-18886 (same weakness: CWE-284)
CVE-2026-20896 (same weakness: CWE-284)
CVE-2026-50746 – Ui Unifi Connect Application (same weakness: CWE-284)
CVE-2026-34908 – Ubiquiti UniFi OS (same weakness: CWE-284)

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