CVE-2026-40787

High

Published: 15 June 2026

Published

15 June 2026

Modified

15 June 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0018 7.2th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40787 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 7.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Quiz And Survey Master <= 11.0.0 versions.

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.