# CVE-2026-117551: jDownloads extension for Joomla remote code execution via frontend thumbnail upload

Affects the jDownloads extension for Joomla 5 and 6 before 4.1.8. Fixed in 4.1.8.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124608, GHSA-PX9Q-QW3V-WG6C
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/AU:Y
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 4.1.8
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-117551 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 10.0 (critical) and affects jDownloads extension for Joomla; fixed in 4.1.8.

## Summary

The jDownloads extension for Joomla from jdownloads.com has insufficient validation of frontend thumbnail uploads, which lets an attacker remotely, without logging in, place executable files on the server. This results in PHP code execution on the server.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Sites running the jDownloads Joomla extension before 4.1.8 on Joomla 5 or Joomla 6

Source: https://www.jdownloads.com/ ("jDownloads 4.1.8 Stable security update for Joomla 5 and 6 is available.")

## Affected

- jdownloads.com jDownloads extension for Joomla: 1.0.0-4.1.7

## Description

Joomla Extension - jdownloads.com - RCE through file upload in jDownloads < 4.1.8 - Insufficient validation of frontend thumbnail uploads allowed users with upload permission to place executable files on the server. This results in PHP code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jdownloads.com jDownloads extension for Joomla, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-117551 (Joomla Extension - jdownloads.com - RCE through file upload in jDownloads < 4.1.8), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-117551 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- jdownloads.com jDownloads extension for Joomla: versions 1.0.0-4.1.7
Fixed versions: 4.1.8.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Joomla 5 or Joomla 6 site running jDownloads (source: https://www.jdownloads.com/)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-117551 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-117551 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://www.jdownloads.com/
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-117551
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-117551"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-117551 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-117551

### What does this mean?

The flaw is a file upload weakness in jDownloads that can lead to remote code execution on the affected Joomla site.

Source: https://www.jdownloads.com/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-117551?

jDownloads extension for Joomla: version 1.0.0-4.1.7.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-117551

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions of the jDownloads extension before 4.1.8 running on Joomla 5 or Joomla 6 are affected. To check, look at the installed jDownloads version in the Joomla extensions manager.

Source: https://www.jdownloads.com/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-117551?

Update the jDownloads extension to version 4.1.8, the fixed release named in the vendor's security update for Joomla 5 and 6.

Source: https://www.jdownloads.com/

## Related

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.jdownloads.com/

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117551
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117551

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