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Apache SkyWalking CVE-2026-85229

| EUVDEUVD-2026-70950 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
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5.4 MEDIUM

PR:L for required dashboard-edit authentication; UI:R for victim page load; S:C and C:L/I:L for cross-context script execution enabling session theft.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Estimated by vuln.today — no official severity rating has been published for this CVE yet.

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Sep 04, 2026 - 02:16 vuln.today

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via oss-security. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

AnalysisAI

Stored cross-site scripting in Apache SkyWalking's Booster UI dashboard widget rendering (versions 10.2.0 through 10.4.0) allows an attacker with dashboard-edit access to inject persistent JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected dashboard. This is an incomplete remediation of CVE-2025-54057, meaning the original patch left residual unsanitized widget input paths. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires two conditions: first, the attacker must hold an authenticated account with dashboard-edit privileges on the target SkyWalking instance (PR:L - not unauthenticated); second, a victim user must navigate to the dashboard containing the stored payload (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment No CVSS score or vector was provided for this CVE, requiring independent assessment. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation The primary fix is to upgrade from Apache SkyWalking Booster UI (10.2.0-10.4.0) to Horizon UI 1.0.0, which is the replacement UI that fully addresses the incomplete prior fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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