Joomla Extension – getk2.com – Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26_CVE-2026-48945

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    "description": "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 \u2014 non-image files (including `.php`) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.",
    "published": "2026-06-25T15:26:48.917Z",
    "modified": "2026-06-25T18:45:53.728Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26",
    "source": "Joomla",
    "references": "https://www.getk2.org/",
    "id": "CVE-2026-48945",
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    "sourceData": "getk2.com K2 extension for Joomla 1.0-2.26",
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        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "category_name": "CVE",
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    "product": "K2 extension for Joomla",
    "version": "1.0-2.26",
    "vendor": "getk2.com",
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