CVE-2026-44903

Prometheus: Stored XSS via crafted histogram bucket label values in the heatmap display of the old Prometheus web UI

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 26, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPrometheus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. From 2.49.0 to before 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, in the Prometheus server's legacy web UI (enabled via the command-line flag --enable-feature=old-ui), the histogram heatmap chart view does not escape le label values when inserting them into the HTML for use as axis tick mark labels. An attacker who can inject crafted metrics can execute JavaScript in the browser of any Prometheus user who views the metric in the heatmap chart UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.5.3 and 3.11.3.

Affected

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

v < 3.11.3v < 3.5.32.49.0 ≤ v < 3.5.33.6.0 ≤ v < 3.11.3
Affected range stops below 3.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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