Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42157
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification.
Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Flowsint is an open-source
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42157. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of Flowsint is an open-source is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Flowsint is an open-source).
- 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
- Medium5.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.47%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map node marker is selected, it will render the arbitrary HTML, potentially triggering stored XSS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-42157
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-2026-42157. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of Flowsint is an open-source 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 0.47%. 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 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map node marker is selected, it will render the arbitrary HTML, potentially triggering stored XSS. This vulnerability is fixed
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map node marker is selected, it will render the arbitrary HTML, potentially triggering stored XSS. This vulnerability is fixed
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42157
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42157
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42157
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map no
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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.