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CVE-2026-42615: CyberChef has a Cross-site Scripting issue

April 29, 2026 (updated May 6, 2026)

GCHQ CyberChef before 11.0.0 allows XSS via Show Base64 offsets, as demonstrated by the /#recipe=Show_Base64_offsets(’%3Cscript substring.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4hv-92pp-pcjg
  • github.com/gchq/CyberChef
  • github.com/gchq/CyberChef/commit/9641ae07f92e9af50f10e978385465b2f4a36c4d
  • github.com/gchq/CyberChef/compare/v10.24.0...v11.0.0
  • github.com/gchq/CyberChef/issues/2344
  • github.com/gchq/CyberChef/pull/2346
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42615

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 11.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 11.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 11.0.0 or above.

Impact 7.2 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/cyberchef/CVE-2026-42615.yml

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