CVE-2026-8833
Improper neutralization of HTML-encoded characters in the URL validation function in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an authenticated user to bypass URL validation and inject malicious URLs such as javascript: URIs, resulting in cross-site scripting when another user interacts with the crafted link.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-79
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- checkmk:checkmk