CVE-2026-19434 Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify finding severity field
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary JavaScript via stored XSS in Pentestify's severity field, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19434?
CVE-2026-19434 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in maalfer Pentestify, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site Scripting in the finding renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.1 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via HTML markup stored in a finding's severity field, which the frontend interpolates unescaped into class and style attributes when rendering the report.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19434?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19434 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-2026-19434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9f7-pmc4-vm2c.