CVE-2026-36472

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.25.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 5.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

CuteNews v.2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Improper neutralization of the __referer value 2.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of an authenticated user's session via a javascript: URI rendered as an unsanitized clickable link on the msg_info page.

CVSS v3
5.2
EG Score
5.2MEDIUMhigh confidence
EG Risk
23
EG Risk 23/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity52% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
12th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 21, 2026

Last Modified

September 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 21, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - UmbraDeorum/cutenews-2.0-CVEs-2026-Disclosure: Cutenews (https://github.com/CuteNews/cutenews-2.0) Multiple CVEs 2026 Disclosure Repository · GitHub

https://github.com/UmbraDeorum/cutenews-2.0-CVEs-2026-Disclosure
generic

cutenews-2.0/core/core.php at master · CuteNews/cutenews-2.0 · GitHub

https://github.com/CuteNews/cutenews-2.0/blob/master/core/core.php
generic

GitHub - CuteNews/cutenews-2.0: Cutenews 2.0 Repositary · GitHub

https://github.com/CuteNews/cutenews-2.0

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-36472(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-04 21:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-03 18:57 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-03 18:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-10-02 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-02 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-10-01 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-01 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-30 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-30 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-29 09:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-29 09:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-28 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-28 07:32 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-28 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-27 05:17 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-27 05:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-26 03:01 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-26 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-26 00:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-25 00:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-23 22:27 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-23 22:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-22 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-22 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-22 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-21 15:50 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.20
  9. 2026-09-21 15:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.2 · severity → MEDIUM
  10. 2026-09-21 15:30 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-21 15:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-36472?
CVE-2026-36472 is a medium vulnerability published on September 21, 2026. CuteNews v.2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Improper neutralization of the referer value 2.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of an authenticated user's session via a javascript: URI rendered as an unsanitized clickable link on the msg_info…
When was CVE-2026-36472 disclosed?
CVE-2026-36472 was first published on September 21, 2026, with the most recent update on September 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-36472 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-36472 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (12th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-36472?
CVE-2026-36472 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-36472?
No fix for CVE-2026-36472 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-36472 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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