CVE-2026-28338

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 27.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-27 20:28Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-03-03 20:26Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-26

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0b7da3b8ac2d965dae38b140350901dc9e12bdf2b459f833bdf31e96e7e5771d

• github.comhttps://github.com/pmd/pmd/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7rx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6475x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/pmd/pmd/commit/c140c0e1de5853a08efb84c9f91dfeb015882442x_refsource_MISC