# CVE-2026-54181: backpack/crud: Stored XSS in the color column — the `@if($column['escaped'])` branches are inverted

> Stored XSS in Backpack CRUD allows attackers to execute scripts in admin browsers via unsanitized color column values, potentially leading to session hijacking.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmg4-322v-6jvc

## What is CVE-2026-54181?

CVE-2026-54181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Laravel-Backpack CRUD, published on 14 Sep 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

backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. From 6.0.0 until 6.8.14 and 7.0.38, src/resources/views/crud/columns/color.blade.php inverts the escaped and raw rendering branches controlled by $column['escaped'], which defaults to true, causing $column['text'] to be rendered unescaped by default. An attacker who can store an unsanitized value in a color column can execute script in the browser of a user who views the CRUD list, including an administrator, with access to the victim's session-backed application capabilities. Exploitation requires write access to the stored color value and a victim viewing the list. This issue is fixed in versions 6.8.14 and 7.0.38.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-1023 (Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-54181?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including backpack/crud.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `backpack/crud` | Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.8.14 |
| `backpack/crud` | Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.8.14 |
| `backpack/crud` | Packagist | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.38 |
| `backpack/crud` | Packagist | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.38 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-54181?

Upgrade backpack/crud to a fixed version for your release line: 6.8.14 or 7.0.38.

## Is CVE-2026-54181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-54181 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-54181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Laravel-Backpack CRUD, published on 14 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- backpack/crud (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.8.14
- backpack/crud (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.8.14
- backpack/crud (Packagist): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.38
- backpack/crud (Packagist): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.38

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54181/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54181
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54181
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54181

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54181/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.