RHSA-2026:46598
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-27 12:20 - Updated: 2026-07-27 22:48Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization v4.20 Images
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization release v4.20 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements.
Details: OpenShift Virtualization is Red Hat's virtualization solution designed for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
This advisory contains OpenShift Virtualization v4.20 images.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
A flaw was found in the `sanitize-html` library. Under its default configuration, an attacker can embed malicious content within a disallowed `xmp` element. This vulnerability allows the attacker to bypass the HTML sanitization process, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution or information disclosure when a user views the affected content.
8.1 (High)
Affected products
Fixed
3 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.20:registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9@sha256:2ab73f1637a834299e0513415cf7c082307a691d185b361fafba16dd798edd45_amd64 | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
Workaround
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.20:registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9@sha256:523e394687b06da9fd277040a651802818f754f26f93ea4a0e38e359f8d93a27_arm64 | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.20:registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9@sha256:d3ab1d43bf8e957f4f99ed88bd78deb15176ee24e22ecdfcbbff39005776f1fc_s390x | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
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Threats
Impact
Important
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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