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CVE-2026-40472

CRITICAL 9.9

Hackage package metadata stored XSS vulnerability

CVSS Score
9.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In hackage-server, user-controlled metadata from .cabal files are rendered into HTML href attributes without proper sanitization, enabling stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

CWE CWE-79
Published Apr 23, 2026
Last Updated Apr 23, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
osv.dev: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/HSEC-2026-0004