CVE-2026-48945

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-25. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under /media/k2/galleries//, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including .php) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EPSS
9.7%
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

https://www.getk2.org/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48945(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 22× in last 7d / 35× 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 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-06 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-05 04:29 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-04 06:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-03 08:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-03 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-02 10:19 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-02 10:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-01 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-01 12:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-30 14:20 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-30 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-29 16:20 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-29 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-28 18:20 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.30
  3. 2026-06-28 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-25 19:49 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
  9. 2026-06-25 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-25 17:48 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48945?
CVE-2026-48945 is a medium vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under /media/k2/galleries/<id>/, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including .php) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.
When was CVE-2026-48945 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48945 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-2026-48945 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48945 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48945?
CVE-2026-48945 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48945?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48945, 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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