CVE-2026-90848

A weakness has been identified in Governikus AusweisApp up to 2.5.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component StartPAOSResponse Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument ResultMessage can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.5 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. This CVE was requested by the vendor.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90848
https://vuldb.com/submit/925923
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403403
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403403/cti
https://www.Governikus.de/loesungen/kundenprojekte/AusweisApp/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 02:16

Updated : 2026-09-15 14:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-90848

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90848

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90848

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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