Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. From version 2.33.0 to before version 2.84.5, there is a DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via the fides_description override. This issue has been patched in version 2.84.5.
CVE-2026-44541
This high-severity CVE scores 7.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.0
- EG Score
- 7.0(medium)
- EPSS
- 21.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 8, 2026
Last Modified
June 9, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via fides_description override · Advisory · ethyca/fides · GitHub
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-5qrq-9645-g5g2v2.84.5
Patch available: ethyca/fides 2.84.5
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.84.5commit 67e43b10b109 (ethyca/fides)
Patch available: ethyca/fides 2.84.5 (contains commit 67e43b10b109)
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/67e43b10b1096c7f84d5c0eeba08ee3b7846b7cdVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44541(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethyca-fides | 2.33.0 ... 2.84.5rc0 (514 versions) | 2.84.5 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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