Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42052
Beets is the media library management system.
Published May 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 23, 2026 · Beets is the media
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42052. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Beets is the media is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Beets is the media).
- 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
- Medium6.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.53%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by . Rendered output is then inserted with .html(...), allowing attacker-controlled markup to become active DOM. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.0.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-42052
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-42052. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Beets is the media 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.
May 4, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by . Rendered output is then inserted with .html(...), allowing attacker-controlled markup to become active DOM. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.0.
Jun 23, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by . Rendered output is then inserted with .html(...), allowing attacker-controlled markup to become active DOM. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.0.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42052
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42052
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42052
Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by . Rendered
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.