CVE-2026-48942

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-25. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the #__k2_users.image column directly into HTML src attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(high)
EPSS
4.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

K2 | The powerful content extension for Joomla! developed by JoomlaWorks

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48942(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 21× in last 7d / 37× 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. 2026-07-07 01:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-06 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-05 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-05 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-04 05:20 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-04 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-03 06:42 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-03 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-02 08:07 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-02 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-01 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-01 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-30 10:57 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-30 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-29 12:14 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-29 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-28 13:39 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-06-28 13:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-27 15:04 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-06-27 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-26 16:27 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-26 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-25 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-25 17:48 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48942?
CVE-2026-48942 is a medium vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the #k2_users.image column directly into HTML src attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.
When was CVE-2026-48942 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48942 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48942 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48942 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48942?
CVE-2026-48942 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48942?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48942, 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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