---
id: CVE-2026-66916
title: >-
  Joomla Extension - joomgalleryfriends.net - Password-Protected Category Bypass
  via JSON Format in JoomGallery < 4.4.0- An unauthenticated access control
  bypass exists in JoomGallery's category JSON view
summary: >-
  Joomla Extension - joomgalleryfriends.net - Password-Protected Category Bypass
  via JSON Format in JoomGallery < 4.4.0- An unauthenticated access control
  bypass exists in JoomGallery's category JSON view. When a gallery category is
  protec…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-284
published: '2026-08-22'
updated: '2026-08-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66916'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.joomgalleryfriends.net/'
    label: security@joomla.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
ingestedAt: '2026-08-23T04:42:13.941Z'
epss: 0.0043
epssPercentile: 0.34628
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/toanln-cov/CVE-2026-66916'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:55.942Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

Joomla Extension - joomgalleryfriends.net - Password-Protected Category Bypass via JSON Format in JoomGallery < 4.4.0- An unauthenticated access control bypass exists in JoomGallery's category JSON view. When a gallery category is protected with a password, the HTML view correctly enforces the password gate - but the JSON view ( format=json ) skips this check entirely.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.