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CVE-2026-44742 (GCVE-0-2026-44742)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-07 18:09 – Updated: 2026-05-25 23:25
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Summary
Postorius through 1.3.13 does not escape HTML in the message subject when rendering it in the Held messages pop-up, as exploited in the wild in May 2026.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-07 19:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Postorius project Postorius Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.13 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:postorius_project:postorius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-44742

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-06-01 13:26 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-01
Asserted: 2026-06-01

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Postorius through 1.3.13 does not escape HTML in the message subject when rendering it in the Held messages pop-up, as exploited in the wild in May... | Affected: Postorius project / Postorius | CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00237 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Postorius through 1.3.13 does not escape HTML in the message subject when rendering it in the Held messages pop-up, as exploited in the wild in May...
Vendor Postorius project
Product Postorius
Added Date 2026-06-01T13:26:33.175Z
Cvss Score 7.2
Epss Score 0.00237
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.14448
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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