Findings

CVE-2026-38949

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in HTMLy version 3.1.1 in the content creation functionality at the /add/content?type=image endpoint.

Published Apr 28, 2026 · corrected/updated Jun 17, 2026 · evidence confidence medium

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in HTMLy version 3.1.1 in the content creation functionality at the /add/content?type=image endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing injection of arbitrary code

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-38949 is a high public vulnerability record for this product. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

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Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 8.9. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-79. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in HTMLy version 3.1.1 in the content creation functionality at the /add/content?type=image endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing injection of arbitrary code

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in HTMLy version 3.1.1 in the content creation functionality at the /add/content?type=image endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing injection of arbitrary code

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-38949

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-38949

    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in HTMLy version 3.1.1 in the content creation functionality at the /add/content?type=image endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing injection of arbitrary code

    nvd.nist.gov

References