CVE-2026-66092: In openEQUELLA before 2026.2, the pre-login notice is stored as HTML and rendered on the legacy logon
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 2026.2 when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 04:28 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (MON-CSIRT) | CVSS 4.0 | 4.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2026.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openEQUELLA and openequella/openEQUELLA to 2026.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Apereo FoundationopenEQUELLA | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubopenequella/openEQUELLApkg:github/openequella/openEQUELLAOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in openEQUELLA version 2026.2. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Additionally, ensure that the EDIT_SYSTEM_SETTINGS permission is not granted to guest or Everyone users to prevent unauthenticated exploitation. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor's patch or upgrade.
Description
openEQUELLA versions prior to 2026.2 have a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the pre-login notice feature. The notice is stored as HTML and rendered on the legacy login page without proper encoding or sanitization. Users with the EDIT_SYSTEM_SETTINGS permission can inject arbitrary scripts via the pre-login notice API endpoint. If this permission is granted to guest or Everyone users, unauthenticated exploitation is possible.