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CVE-2026-18119

9.0 · CRITICAL

Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 did not sanitize custom style values in the Block Design dialog before writing them into page CSS via a DOM sink, permitting stored cross-site scripting.

Published Sep 14, 2026concretecmsCWE-79EPSS 0.46%

Overview

CVE-2026-18119 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting concretecms concrete_cms. It was published on September 14, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 did not sanitize custom style values in the Block Design dialog before writing them into page CSS via a DOM sink, permitting stored cross-site scripting. An editor-level user could execute script in an administrator's session and escalate privileges. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.0 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Nguyen Manh Thuan for reporting.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from concretecms. Update concrete_cms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
concretecmsconcrete_cms>= 0, < 9.5.3Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18119?

CVE-2026-18119 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting concretecms concrete_cms. It was published on September 14, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-18119?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-18119?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from concretecms. Update concrete_cms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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