What is CVE-2026-78178?

CVE-2026-78178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jqwidgets, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-78178?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

RCE in Jqwidgets

CVE-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 remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Jqwidgets — versions 24.0.0, 24.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78178?: CVE-2026-78178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jqwidgets, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-78178?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.