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CVE-2026-65883

10.0
Critical
EPSS 0.71%Jul 29, 2026

Unauthenticated RCE via PHP object injection in Aimy Captcha‑Less Form Guard (Joomla).

common questions

Is CVE-2026-65883 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-65883 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-65883?

CVE-2026-65883 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-65883?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65883, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-65883 affect?

CVE-2026-65883 affects Aimy Captcha-Less Form Guard (aimy-extensions.com) Joomla extension 18.0-20.0, Joomla sites using this extension. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-65883?

Immediately patch or remove/disable the extension; isolate and audit affected hosts.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Aimy Captcha-Less Form Guard (aimy-extensions.com) Joomla extension 18.0-20.0Joomla sites using this extension
impact

Unauthenticated remote code execution via crafted 'clfgd' field; allows arbitrary PHP execution, full site compromise and potential server takeover.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
aimy-extensions.com Aimy Captcha-Less Form Guard plugin for Joomla
  • affected18.0-20.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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