CVE-2026-42224

HighUpdated

Published: 08 May 2026

Published

08 May 2026

Modified

09 June 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0004 13.6th percentile

Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-42224 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 13.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-28847

Vulnerability details

ipl/web is a set of common web components for php projects. Prior to versions 0.13.1 and 0.10.3, the vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious Javascript into a victim's browser to run it in the context of Icinga Web. The…

victim needs to visit a specifically prepared website and may have no immediate chance to notice any wrongdoing. This issue has been patched in versions 0.13.1 and 0.10.3.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access

Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.

attack.mitre.org →

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

attack.mitre.org →

T1059.007 JavaScript Execution

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

attack.mitre.org →

Why these techniques?

XSS (CWE-79) directly enables arbitrary JS execution in browser (T1059.007) via crafted external site visit (T1189) or public web app exploitation (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1