CVE-2026-18682

A security flaw has been discovered in OpenAkita up to 1.27.12. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /api/upload of the component File Upload API. The manipulation of the argument File results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS v3 3.1 LOW
CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

3.1^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://app.notion.com/p/OpenAkita-Storage-type-XSS-36b6b282520c80e790d4d95013f67e31?v=399f40ee1bc649168d81ef87a0f77f31&source=copy_link
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18682
https://vuldb.com/submit/855312
https://vuldb.com/vuln/385609
https://vuldb.com/vuln/385609/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-03 22:16

Updated : 2026-08-12 20:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-18682

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18682

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18682

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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