The Joomla extension Page Builder CK is vulnerable to an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload that allows uploading executable files and leads to full RCE.
CVE-2026-56290
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EPSS
- 27.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 29, 2026
Last Modified
July 5, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 5, 2026PageBuilder CK RCE - CVE-2026-56290 | mySites.guru
https://mysites.guru/blog/pagebuilderck-unauthenticated-file-upload-rce/Nouvelle version de pbck et joomla 3 - JoomlaCK forum
https://forum.joomlack.fr/index.php/page-builder-ck/21627-nouvelle-version-de-pbck-et-joomla-3Joomlack - Extensions et tutoriels Joomla! - JoomlaCK - Extensions et tutoriels Joomla!
https://www.joomlack.fr/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56290(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-07-02 20:05 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCshinthink/pbck-exploitFirst seen Jul 4, 2026
📤 Mass exploitation framework for CVE-2026-56290 — Page Builder CK Joomla unauthenticated file upload to RCE
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