CVE-2025-40986 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in PideTuCita
Attackers can execute JavaScript in victims' browsers via malicious URLs, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40986?
CVE-2025-40986 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PideTuCita, published on 23 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PideTuCita. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending him/her a malicious URL using the endpoint 'cookies/indes.php/<XSS>'. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal confidential user data, such as session cookies or to perform actions on behalf of the user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40986?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-40986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x58-j42h-46c2.