CVE-2026-52741 json
GoCD has stored XSS possible via tracking tool link highlighting on Compare Pipeline pages
published 3mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-83949 , GHSA-hj3c-q23m-fxcg
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository gocd/gocd. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GoCD is a continuous deliver server. From 18.3.0 until 26.1.0, GoCD can generate unescaped tracking-tool links from commit comments when a project uses a lenient Tracking Tool regular expression with an ID capturing group, such as JIRA-(.+). An attacker with commit access to a tracked material can place URI or HTML special characters in a matching commit comment, causing stored cross-site scripting when a victim views an affected Compare Pipeline page. Deployments without Tracking Tool integration, without an ID capturing group, or with conservative matchers that cannot match special characters are not affected. Successful exploitation can expose a privileged user session or allow changes using the victim's credentials and privileges. This issue is fixed in version 26.1.0.
Patch / fix
- thoughtworks gocd 26.1.0
- github.com/gocd/gocd@1adba7d commit
- github.com/gocd/gocd#14356 pull request
- github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/26.1.0 release
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- gocd gocd
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-52741
- NVD CVE-2026-52741
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-hj3c-q23m-fxcg
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