CVE-2026-2472

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vertex AI Python SDK Visualization

Published Feb 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the _genai/_evals_visualization component of Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK (google-cloud-aiplatform) versions from 1.98.0 up to (but not including) 1.131.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's Jupyter or Colab environment via injecting script escape sequences into model evaluation results or dataset JSON data.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Customers will need to update their google-cloud-aiplatform Python SDK to version 1.131.0 (released on 2025-12-16) or later to receive the fix.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8 Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK affected by Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google Cloud
Google Cloud vertex Ai Sdk For Python
Vendors & Products Google Cloud
Google Cloud vertex Ai Sdk For Python
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the _genai/_evals_visualization component of Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK (google-cloud-aiplatform) versions from 1.98.0 up to (but not including) 1.131.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's Jupyter or Colab environment via injecting script escape sequences into model evaluation results or dataset JSON data.
Title Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vertex AI Python SDK Visualization
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GoogleCloud
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:17 AM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2026, 3:38 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Feb 20, 2026, 8:25 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:19 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 20, 2026, 7:29 PM