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Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-56291

balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla Arbitrary File Access

balbooa.com / balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla · 1.0-2.4.0

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
76.1%
First observed
08 Aug 2026
Last observed
12 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-56291 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting balbooa.com balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla. Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated file upload in Balbooa Forms extension < 2.4.1...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

balbooa.com / balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla 1.0-2.4.0.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla Arbitrary File Access

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated file upload in Balbooa Forms extension < 2.4.1 - The Joomla extension Balbooa Forms is vulnerable to an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload that allows uploading executable files and leads to full RCE.

Vendor Product Affected Status
balbooa.com balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla 1.0-2.4.0 Affected
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Published
09 Jul 2026
Exploitation Reported
10 Jul 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

joomla cisa nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 10 Jul 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 08 Aug 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 13 Jul 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2026-07-10 17:00 UTC
CVE 2026-07-10 17:51 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-07-10 18:20 UTC
KEV Intelligence 2026-08-09 15:24 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

2

Attempts observed

2

Unique attacker IPs

2

Attacker countries

NL · US

2

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 13 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 19 Aug 2026

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First observed 08 Aug 2026 · Last observed 12 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
1
User-Agents
2

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Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-56291.yaml 19 Jul 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

10.0 Critical
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/U:Red

EPSS

76.1%

Weaknesses

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-434

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-48939 iCagenda Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability CVE-2026-56291 Balbooa Forms Unrestricted Upload of...

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All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 10.0 Critical

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/U:Red

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Balbooa Forms < 2.4.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  2. Indicators of compromise added (2)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  3. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  6. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  7. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  8. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-56291",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.76066,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 2, "sensors": 2 }
}

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