CVE-2026-43892

AntSword: Incomplete noxss() sanitization leads to 1-click RCE via jquery.terminal format code injection

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: May 12, 2026 at 05:43 PM UTC

Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorantSword

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

AntSword is a cross-platform website management toolkit. Prior to 2.1.16, incomplete noxss() sanitization leads to 1-click RCE via jquery.terminal format code injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.16.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

antSword · Antsword Project

90%

v < 2.1.16

Affected range stops below 2.1.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/AntSwordProject/antSword/security/advisories/GHSA-c63g-p4cp-r45x

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHGitHub_M

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-79CWE-94CWE-1188

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