CVE-2026-44541

Fides: DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via fides_description override

HIGH

CVSS Score

Published: June 8, 2026 at 08:01 PM UTC

Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFides

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Severity

HIGH7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

PoC

Description

Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. From version 2.33.0 to before version 2.84.5, there is a DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via the fides_description override. This issue has been patched in version 2.84.5.

Affected

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

Fides · Ethyca

60%

v < 2.84.5

Affected range stops below 2.84.5, 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 (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-5qrq-9645-g5g2

x_refsource_MISC

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/67e43b10b1096c7f84d5c0eeba08ee3b7846b7cd

x_refsource_MISC

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.84.5

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7HIGHGitHub_M

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-79

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