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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-118251

Highcharts: URL in credits.href runs script on click

Published Oct 28, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-118251. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
npm highcharts

A credits.href value beginning with javascript: is assigned to the window location when the credits label is clicked, without being checked against an allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls the chart configuration can therefore run script in the origin of the page hosting the chart. Exploitation requires that untrusted data reach the chart configuration and that a user click the credits label. Charts built with Highcharts Stock, Maps and Gantt …

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  • npm highchartsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-118251

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-118251. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.43%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 28, 2026 · GitLab Advisory Database

    Detected

    A credits.href value beginning with javascript: is assigned to the window location when the credits label is clicked, without being checked against an allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls the chart configuration can therefore run script in the origin of the page hosting the chart. Exploitation requires that untrusted data reach the chart configuration and that a user click the credits lab

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-118251

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-118251

    30-day exploitation probability 0.43%

    first.org
  • GitLab Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryCVE-2026-118251

    A credits.href value beginning with javascript: is assigned to the window location when the credits label is clicked, without being checked against an allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls the chart configuration can therefore run script in the origin of the page hosting the chart. Exploitation requires that untrusted data reach the chart configuration and that a user click the credits lab

    advisories.gitlab.com
  • Red Hat Security DataVendor advisoryCVE-2026-118251

    highcharts: Highcharts: Cross-site scripting via unvalidated credits link

    access.redhat.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
  • GitLab Advisory DatabaseOct 30, 2026
  • Red Hat Security DataOct 30, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026