CVE-2026-77643

xapian-core: Xapian xapian-core: Arbitrary code execution via incomplete HTML escaping

Published Aug 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in
queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in Xapian xapian-core before 2.1.0 and before 1.4.32 exists due to incomplete HTML escaping by Xapian::MSet::snippet(). NOTE: this issue exists because of a missed corner case of CVE-2018-0499.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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Title Cross‑Site Scripting via Incomplete HTML Escaping in Xapian Core Query Parser xapian-core: Xapian xapian-core: Arbitrary code execution via incomplete HTML escaping
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Site Scripting via Incomplete HTML Escaping in Xapian Core Query Parser
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in Xapian xapian-core before 2.1.0 and before 1.4.32 exists due to incomplete HTML escaping by Xapian::MSet::snippet(). NOTE: this issue exists because of a missed corner case of CVE-2018-0499.
First Time appeared Xapian
Xapian xapian-core
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xapian:xapian-core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xapian
Xapian xapian-core
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 6:08 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2026, 9:23 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 20, 2026, 10:18 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 20, 2026, 9:23 PM