Browser script execution via unescaped job event data
Published Sep 2, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026
Stored XSS in Apache Spark History Server 3.0.0 through 3.5.7 allows remote authenticated users to run script in a viewer's browser. The server replays a malicious job's event data into History Server frontend output without XSS escaping, causing the browser to interpret embedded code. Exploitation requires permission to launch a Spark job and user interaction from a more privileged user who visits the affected history page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Apache Spark History Server 3.0.0 through 3.5.7 allows remote authenticated users to run script in a viewer's browser. The server replays a malicious job's event data into History Server frontend output without XSS escaping, causing the browser to interpret embedded code. Exploitation requires permission to launch a Spark job and user interaction from a more privileged user who visits the affected history page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32773
- Published
- Sep 2, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Spark
- Classifications
- CWE-80, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <3.5.8
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