CVE-2026-71435 Statamic: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Automagic Form Notification Email Template
An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML into form notification emails, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover for recipients.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2026-71435?
CVE-2026-71435 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in statamic cms, published on 6 Aug 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
Statamic is a Laravel and Git powered content management system (CMS). Prior to 5.74.3 and 6.24.2, the default ("automagic") form notification email rendered user-submitted values without escaping, allowing an unauthenticated form submitter to inject HTML into the notification emails sent to the configured recipients. This issue is fixed in versions 5.74.3 and 6.24.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71435?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including statamic/cms.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
statamic/cms Packagist | All versions | 5.74.3 |
statamic/cms Packagist | All versions | 5.74.3 |
statamic/cms Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.24.2 |
statamic/cms Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.24.2 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-71435?
Upgrade statamic/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 5.74.3 or 6.24.2.
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-2026-71435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx89-p3j7-8xqc.