CVE-2026-5429

Kiro IDE Webview Cross-Site Scripting via Workspace Color Theme

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2026 at 06:37 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 08:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKiro IDE

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.

Affected

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

0.1 ≤ v < 0.8.1400.1
Affected range stops below 0.8.140, 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 automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHAMZN
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-79

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