CVE-2026-48907
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-48907 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-06-16) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2026-48907 is indexed in GitHub PoC and Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor contains an improper access control vulnerability which could allow for upload and execution of PHP code via the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows for upload and execution of PHP code via the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users.
- Who is affected
- Unauthenticated users of the Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
- Action
- Apply the latest security patch provided by Widget Factory.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2026-48907 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-48907: Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor Improper Access Control Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-06-16
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