CVE-2026-38961Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unencoded RSS feed titles

Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026

Stored XSS in Netgate pfSense Plus 26.03 and earlier and pfSense CE 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The rss.widget.php dashboard widget renders each RSS post title without validation or output encoding, permitting feed-supplied markup to enter the page. Exploitation requires an active RSS widget configured with an untrusted feed and a dashboard visit, exposing the authenticated browser session to attacker-controlled script.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Netgate pfSense Plus 26.03 and earlier and pfSense CE 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The rss.widget.php dashboard widget renders each RSS post title without validation or output encoding, permitting feed-supplied markup to enter the page. Exploitation requires an active RSS widget configured with an untrusted feed and a dashboard visit, exposing the authenticated browser session to attacker-controlled script.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-38961
Published
Sep 4, 2026
Updated
Sep 4, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1185
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.4TenableCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5TenableAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1185Browser Session Cookie

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