Steps to reproduce the issue

Create a CLI application, and attempt to run any plugin event - if the plugin access level is not "Public" - the plugin will not load/run.

Expected result

CLI plugins can do all sorts of admin stuff - why doesn't it run with the Super User ACL?

Actual result

nothing - the plugin doesn't even fire __construct. If I change the target plugin access level to Public - it runs just fine.

System information (as much as possible)

Joomla! 5.2.5 Stable [ Uthabiti ] 11-March-2025 16:00 GMT

Additional comments

This issue #16314 was reported nearly 8 years ago, closed nearly 3 years ago with no resolution - because J4 was being released.