CVE-2026-95665: MISP Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Event Export Confirmation Form via Unescaped JSON

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 29 Oct 2026. If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

0.5%

EPSS score, percentile 45.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?

5.1 Medium

CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

The vulnerability is remediated by adding the JSON_HEX_TAG, JSON_HEX_APOS, JSON_HEX_QUOT, and JSON_HEX_AMP flags to the json_encode() call at the rendering sink. Full textSolution from the CVE record.

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• before 2.5.47

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

Solution (from the CVE record)

The vulnerability is remediated by adding the JSON_HEX_TAG, JSON_HEX_APOS, JSON_HEX_QUOT, and JSON_HEX_AMP flags to the json_encode() call at the rendering sink. These flags cause angle brackets, single quotes, double quotes, and ampersands to be hex-encoded (e.g., ' becomes \u0027), preventing any of these characters from breaking out of the single-quoted JavaScript string literal and thereby eliminating the script injection vector.

Advisories and patches

• Security patch (Patch)

This summary is based on the CVE record as of 29 Oct 2026. Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

MISP contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the event REST search export confirmation form. The view template app/View/Events/ajax/eventRestSearchExportConfirmationForm.ctp renders a URL-supplied event ID list into a single-quoted JavaScript string literal using PHP's json_encode() without any hex-encoding flags. By default, json_encode() escapes double quotes and backsl…

Summary: CVE record, as of 29 Oct 2026.

• CISA has not added CVE-2026-95665 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
• The CVE record was published on 22 Sep 2026.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.1 (Medium), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.5% (percentile 45.5), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
• The credits in the CVE record name Anthropic (Claude) as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

MISP Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Event Export Confirmation Form via Unescaped JSON

MISP contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the event REST search export confirmation form. The view template app/View/Events/ajax/eventRestSearchExportConfirmationForm.ctp renders a URL-supplied event ID list into a single-quoted JavaScript string literal using PHP's json_encode() without any hex-encoding flags. By default, json_encode() escapes double quotes and backslashes but does not escape single quotes. Because the JavaScript string is delimited by single quotes, an attacker can inject a single-quote character to terminate the string literal and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser session. The vulnerability affects the Default and UiBeta themes, both of which render this view. The Overmind theme's own copy of the form already passed the value through an escaped data attribute and was not affected by this specific sink. Preconditions: the victim must be an authenticated MISP user and must actively open or navigate to the attacker-crafted URL. The attacker does not require an account or any prior access to the MISP instance. Security impact: successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the MISP web application, potentially leading to session hijacking, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim, exfiltration of sensitive data visible in the session, or further client-side attacks. The vulnerable component's own confidentiality, integrity, and availability are not directly compromised; the impact is on the underlying user session.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

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