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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-78178

A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1.

Published Aug 24, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · A vulnerability was determined

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-78178. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was determined is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability was determined).
  • 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
0.58%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

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

How to fix CVE-2026-78178

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-2026-78178. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was determined 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-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution); CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.58%. 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. Aug 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-78178

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-78178

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-78178

    A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated rem

    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.