CVE-2026-97164: svenbluege.de Event Gallery for Joomla · Path Traversal
Affects svenbluege.de Event Gallery for JoomlaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| svenbluege.deEvent Gallery for Joomla | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict write permissions for the web server to only necessary directories and limit authenticated user privileges to trusted users.
Description
CVE-2026-97164 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Event Gallery extension for Joomla by svenbluege.de. Versions from 1.0.0 through 6.0.0 are affected. The flaw allows an authenticated user to perform arbitrary recursive deletion of directories writable by the web server via the 'images' parameter in the 'cache.process' task. This improper limitation of pathname to restricted directories (CWE-22) can lead to significant data loss or service disruption.