CVE-2026-55491

BigBlueButton: Stored XSS in Screenshare Recording Playback via Unescaped Meeting Name

Published Aug 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. Prior to 3.0.29, BigBlueButton failed to escape meetingName in record-and-playback/screenshare/playback/index.html.erb when generating the screenshare playback format. A low-privileged user could store a crafted meeting name that embedded script content, and the script executed in another user's browser when that user replayed the recording. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.29.

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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. Prior to 3.0.29, BigBlueButton failed to escape meetingName in record-and-playback/screenshare/playback/index.html.erb when generating the screenshare playback format. A low-privileged user could store a crafted meeting name that embedded script content, and the script executed in another user's browser when that user replayed the recording. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.29.
Title BigBlueButton: Stored XSS in Screenshare Recording Playback via Unescaped Meeting Name
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 21, 2026, 3:50 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 20, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 AM