CVE-2026-79718

Reflected XSS in Netron versions <=9.1.2 on desktop application through unsanitized node names allows an attacker to hide certain nodes, perform port scanning or abuse a Chrome n-day to achieve Remote Code Execution.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/lutzroeder/netron/commit/cd14bad8c9132b1aaf1d197fe61925575f194f00	Patch
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron	Vendor Advisory Exploit
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron	Vendor Advisory Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:lutzroeder:netron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Sep 2026, 20:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:lutzroeder:netron::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/lutzroeder/netron/commit/cd14bad8c9132b1aaf1d197fe61925575f194f00 -~~	() https://github.com/lutzroeder/netron/commit/cd14bad8c9132b1aaf1d197fe61925575f194f00 - Patch
References	~~() https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron -~~	() https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron - Vendor Advisory, Exploit
First Time		Lutzroeder Lutzroeder netron
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.0

Information

Published : 2026-08-27 17:20

Updated : 2026-09-29 20:36

NVD link : CVE-2026-79718

Mitre link : CVE-2026-79718

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-79718

JSON object : View

Products Affected

lutzroeder

netron

CWE

CWE-79

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

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