What is CVE-2026-53472?

CVE-2026-53472 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-53472?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

CVE-2026-53472

CVE-2026-53472

A flaw was found in migration-planner. Insufficient validation of the `AgentStatusUpdate.CredentialUrl` field allows an authenticated attacker to store a malicious `javascript:` URL. When a victim views this URL in the Hybrid Cloud Console, it can lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), enabling script execution in the victim's session and potentially disclosing sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53472?: CVE-2026-53472 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-53472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.