CVE-2026-18116 Concrete CMS 8.3.0 to 9.5.2 is vulnerable to Stored XSS in Calendar Event Name via Workflow Approval Notifications
Stored XSS in Concrete CMS allows attackers to execute scripts in admin browsers via calendar event names, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18116?
CVE-2026-18116 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concrete CMS 8.3.0 to 9.5.2 stored calendar event names without sanitization and rendered them without HTML escaping in the workflow approval and deletion notifications shown in the dashboard "Waiting For Me" block. A registered user permitted to add events to a calendar governed by an approval workflow could submit an event whose name contained a script payload, which then executed in an administrator's browser when the pending request was displayed and could be used to create a new administrator account. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks v01demort for reporting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-18116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18116 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-2026-18116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mfc3-273r-x6gf.