# CVE-2026-81154: Robo Gallery < 5.2.6 - Author+ Stored XSS via Image Alt Text

> Authors can inject malicious scripts via image alt text in Robo Gallery, leading to code execution in administrators' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5qfx-vjr9-8vhf

## What is CVE-2026-81154?

CVE-2026-81154 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Robo Gallery, published on 11 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Robo Gallery  WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not sanitise and escape image alt text before outputting it in one of its gallery layouts, allowing users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected gallery, including administrators.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81154?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-81154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-81154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-81154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-81154 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Robo Gallery, published on 11 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Robo Gallery. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2026-81154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81154/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81154

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81154/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.