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CVE-2026-100176: ail framework · Cross-site Scripting

Affects ail frameworkSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ail projectail frameworkAffected
  • ≥ unspecified, < 7.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict access to the timeline feature to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the rendering of usernames from untrusted sources. Implement input sanitization or output encoding on usernames before rendering them in the DOM to prevent execution of malicious scripts.

Description

CVE-2026-100176 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AIL Framework's username timeline feature. Usernames imported from external sources are stored without sanitization and rendered unsafely in the analyst's browser using D3's html() method. An attacker can craft a malicious username containing HTML event handlers that execute arbitrary JavaScript when an authenticated analyst hovers over the timeline entry. Exploitation requires the victim to be authenticated and interact with the malicious entry. This can lead to session hijacking, data exfiltration, or unauthorized actions within the analyst's session.

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