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CVE-2026-18481: Stored XSS in Participant URL Field leads to Account Takeover via Session Token Theft

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-18420· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 3.8.0 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.8.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Amazon OpenSearch Service and OpenSearch Dashboards to 3.8.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AWSAmazon OpenSearch ServiceAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.8.0
Fixed in
  • 3.8.0
OpenSearchOpenSearch DashboardsAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.8.0
Fixed in
  • 3.8.0

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider limiting access to the affected plugin and monitoring for suspicious activity related to prototype pollution vectors.

Description

Bulletin ID: 2026-085-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 08/20/2026 13:30 PM PDT Description: Improper input validation in the Time Series Visual Builder (TSVB) plugin in OpenSearch Dashboards before 3.8 allows a remote authenticated user with standard data access permissions to execute arbitrary code on the server by sending a crafted JSON payload to the metrics visualization API endpoint. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to OpenSearch Dashboards 3.8 or later. Impacted products and versions: - OpenSearch-Dashboards (open-source, self-managed): >=3.0.0, =3.0.0, <3.8.0 Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.

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