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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6179

Stored Cross Site Scripting in NightWolf Penetration Testing Platform allows attack trigger and run malicious script in user's browser

Published Apr 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 7, 2026 · nightwolf penetration testing platform

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6179. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of nightwolf penetration testing platform is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.23%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe fptsoftware/nightwolf penetration testing platform

Stored Cross Site Scripting in NightWolf Penetration Testing Platform allows attack trigger and run malicious script in user's browser

Are you affected?

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  • cpe fptsoftware/nightwolf penetration testing platform2.1.5

How to fix CVE-2026-6179

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-2026-6179. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of nightwolf penetration testing platform is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with fptsoftware/nightwolf penetration testing platform 2.1.5. 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 0.23%. 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.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Stored Cross Site Scripting in NightWolf Penetration Testing Platform allows attack trigger and run malicious script in user's browser

  2. Jul 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Stored Cross Site Scripting in NightWolf Penetration Testing Platform allows attack trigger and run malicious script in user's browser

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6179

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6179

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6179

    Stored Cross Site Scripting in NightWolf Penetration Testing Platform allows attack trigger and run malicious script in user's browser

    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.