What is CVE-2022-0986?

CVE-2022-0986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hestiacp Control Panel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-0986?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0986 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Hestiacp Control Panel

CVE-2022-0986

Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in GitHub repository hestiacp/hestiacp prior to 1.5.11.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hestiacp Control Panel
Hestiacp Hestiacp/hestiacp — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/57635c78-303f-412f-b75a-623df9fa9edd (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/commit/fd42196718a6fa7fe17b37fab0933d3cbcb3db0d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0986?: CVE-2022-0986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hestiacp Control Panel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-0986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0986 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.