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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40598

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker.

Published May 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 23, 2026 · Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT)

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40598. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT)).
  • 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.
Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.53%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
See sources for product scope

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.28.1 and below, improper escaping of the redirection page (retrieved from the request's Referer header) allows an attacker to inject HTML. While this is generally not directly actionable as modern browsers will URL-encode special characters, on some specific server configurations this could poison the cache, leading to cross-site scripting. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-40598

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-2026-40598. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) 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 0.53%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.28.1 and below, improper escaping of the redirection page (retrieved from the request's Referer header) allows an attacker to inject HTML. While this is generally not directly actionable as modern browsers will URL-encode special characters, on some specific server configurations this could poison the cache, leading to cr

  2. Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.28.1 and below, improper escaping of the redirection page (retrieved from the request's Referer header) allows an attacker to inject HTML. While this is generally not directly actionable as modern browsers will URL-encode special characters, on some specific server configurations this could poison the cache, leading to cr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40598

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40598

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40598

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.28.1 and below, improper escaping of the redirection page (retrieved from the request's Referer header) allows an attacker to inject HTML. While this is generally not directly actionable as modern browse

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.