CVE-2026-21618
Published: 19 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-21618 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Hex Hexpm. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 11.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-3322
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView' modules) allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm_web/views/shared_authorization_view.ex and program routines 'Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView':render_grouped_scopes/3. This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d…
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before c692438684ead90c3bcbfb9ccf4e63c768c668a8, from pkg:github/hexpm/hexpm@617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before pkg:github/hexpm/hexpm@c692438684ead90c3bcbfb9ccf4e63c768c668a8; hex.pm: from 2025-10-01 before 2026-01-19.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.