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CVE-2025-53543VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-53543: kestra · Cross-site Scripting

Affects kestraSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.2 Medium : upgrade to 0.22.0 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.22.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade kestra-io/kestra to 0.22.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubkestra-io/kestrapkg:github/kestra-io/kestraOther threatsAffected
  • <0.22.0
Fixed in
  • 0.22.0

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AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should promptly upgrade Kestra to version 0.22.0 or later, where the issue is resolved. Until the upgrade is applied, organizations should restrict access to the Kestra interface to trusted administrators only, enforce strong authentication mechanisms, and monitor for unusual activity in the execution 'Overview' tab. Implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help reduce the impact of potential XSS by restricting script execution sources. Additionally, security teams should conduct regular code reviews and penetration testing focused on web interface components to detect similar input validation issues. Logging and alerting on anomalous HTTP responses or script injections in the orchestration platform can provide early detection of exploitation attempts. Finally, educating privileged users about the risks of interacting with untrusted content in the interface can reduce the chance of successful exploitation.

Description

Kestra is an event-driven orchestration platform. The error message in execution "Overview" tab is vulnerable to stored XSS due to improper handling of HTTP response received. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.

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