CVE-2026-18516

CRITICAL

Published Oct 16, 2026 Modified Oct 18, 2026 CWE-116

Description

An output escaping vulnerability in the Audit Logs component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to perform stored cross-site scripting via HTTP header injection

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.6

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0029

Probability of exploitation

0.22%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-116 CWE-116

References

Other References

https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/work_items/743

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-18516? +

An output escaping vulnerability in the Audit Logs component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to perform stored cross-site scripting via HTTP header injection It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-18516? +

CVE-2026-18516 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.6 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately. The EPSS score is 0.0029, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-18516? +

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