What is CVE-2026-48060?

CVE-2026-48060 is a high-severity vulnerability in Litestar-org Litestar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-48060?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

XSS in Litestar-org Litestar

CVE-2026-48060

Litestar is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to version 2.20.0, Litestar instances which use a template engine in conjunction with CSRF protection are vulnerable to HTML Injection which can be escalated to C…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Litestar-org Litestar — versions < 2.20.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48060?: CVE-2026-48060 is a high-severity vulnerability in Litestar-org Litestar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-48060?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.