CVE-2026-44282 Election question titles allow stored script execution
Low-privilege administrators can inject scripts into election question titles, leading to stored XSS execution in visitors' browsers.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44282?
CVE-2026-44282 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in decidim, published on 15 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Prior to 0.32.0, a low-privilege process-scoped administrator or election editor with question-management rights can store HTML or script-bearing content in question.body. The question_title helper returns the translatable question body through html_safe without a sanitization boundary, causing stored script execution when visitors open public election pages or voting booth screens. The persisted script executes in visitors' browsers. The vulnerability is fixed in 0.32.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44282?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including decidim-elections.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
decidim-elections RubyGems | All versions | 0.32.0 |
decidim-elections RubyGems | All versions | 0.32.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-44282?
Upgrade decidim-elections to 0.32.0 or later.
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-2026-44282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mvp-w4rr-5c6x.