01 Record
CVE-2026-54743
Lemmy: Stored XSS via markdown image alt-text in lemmy-ui html5-embed
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.4 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
02 Description
Lemmy: Stored XSS via markdown image alt-text in lemmy-ui html5-embed
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-09.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-19 20:18Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21 18:17Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-15
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1cc40818884f05c1b53b94a7322047a20939e1c68cb3a9486e82b52c0fb255a1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/security/advisories/GHSA-2g66-9fr3-ppwj
- github.comhttps://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/pull/4213
- github.comhttps://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/commit/81a3fe07f2a5acc11188320534aa6bf937ebf7ff
- github.comhttps://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/releases/tag/0.19.19-beta.1