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CVE-2026-28338

PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. Prior to version 7.22.0, PMD's `vbhtml` and `yahtml` report formats insert rule violation messages into HTML output without escaping. When PMD analyzes untrusted source code containing crafted string literals, the generated HTML report contains executable JavaScript that runs when opened in a browser. Practical impact is limited because `vbhtml` and `yahtml` are legacy formats rarely used in practice. The default `html` format is properly

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:41c5673af0dc5f0379d54c31eed844d11bccd2845993a62818c62481e6cee8fb

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"pmd","vendor":"pmd","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 7.22.0"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

3 source assertions

{"name":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/commit/c140c0e1de5853a08efb84c9f91dfeb015882442","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/commit/c140c0e1de5853a08efb84c9f91dfeb015882442"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"name":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6475","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6475"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"name":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7r","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7r"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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